Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
BARRY GOLDWATERThe only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.
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Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the bloodshed in Northern Ireland or the bombs bursting in Lebanon and yet question the dangers of injecting religious issues into the affairs of state?
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I certainly believe in aliens in space, and that they are indeed visiting our planet. They may not look like us, but I have very strong feelings that they have advanced beyond our mental capabilities.
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Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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I say that when you elect a president you want a man to manage the legitimate business of your government. The government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it away.
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If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,’ it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal brethren that people be free throughout their lives to spend their earnings when and as they see fit
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Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don’t have to be good at them to enjoy them.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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A woman has a right to an abortion. That’s a decision that’s up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.
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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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Women are hard enough to handle now without giving them a gun!
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