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
BARRY GOLDWATERIt’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it’s somebody else’s secretary, fine.
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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
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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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I thought of something my old coach at Staunton had often said: ‘We win some, we lose some, and some get rained out; but we always suit up.’
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You’ve got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you’re going to hit civilians.
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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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I think some highly secret government UFO investigations are going on that we don’t know about–and probably never will unless the Air Force discloses them.
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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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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.
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Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place in public policy. They must learn to make their views known without trying to make their views the only alternatives.
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When white and black and brown and every other color decide they’re going to live together as Christians, then and only then are we going to see an end to these troubles.
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