You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
BARRY GOLDWATERExtremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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In your heart you know he’s right.
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And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ “interests,” I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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I’ve played everything – baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That’s why I can’t walk.
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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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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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You’ve got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you’re going to hit civilians.
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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.
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Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.
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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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After one of his [Hubert Humphrey] long-winded harangues I suggested he had probably been vaccinated with a phonograph needle. He responded by saying that I would have been a great success in the movies working for Eighteenth Century-Fox.
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I am a conservative Republican, but I believe in democracy and the separation of church and state. The conservative movement is founded on the simple tenet that people have the right to live life as they please as long as they don’t hurt anyone else in the process.
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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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