We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
BARRY GOLDWATERThe only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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I won’t say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
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If you don’t mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
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The big thing is to make this country – quit discriminating against people just because they’re gay. You don’t have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. They’re American citizens.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
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History has to judge every man who served. I don’t know how they’re going to treat me. I may be the worst S.O.B. that ever came down the pike. But I won’t lose any sleep over it. I just like to be remembered as an honest person who tried.
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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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I made an effort to find out what was in the building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where the information is stored that has been collected by the Air Force, and I was understandably denied this request. It is still classified above Top Secret.
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We now have a president who tries to save money by turning off lights in the White House, even as he heads toward a staggering addition to the national debt. “L.B.J.” should stand for Light Bulb Johnson.
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When fraternities are not allowed, Communism flourishes. Young men who are inexperienced but have faith are more useful than older, experienced men without faith. The fraternity system is a bastion of American strength.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.
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