If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse – the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a sociopolitical monster called the welfare state to exist.
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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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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States.
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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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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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Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.
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It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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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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We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
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