Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
BARRY GOLDWATERWell, once you’ve been in the Canyon and once you’ve sort of fallen in love with it, it never ends…it’s always been a fascinating place to me, in fact I’ve often said that if I ever had a mistress it would be the Grand Canyon.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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The Conservative knows that to regard man as part of an undifferentiated mass is to consign him to ultimate slavery.
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By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.
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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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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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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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Well, once you’ve been in the Canyon and once you’ve sort of fallen in love with it, it never ends…it’s always been a fascinating place to me, in fact I’ve often said that if I ever had a mistress it would be the Grand Canyon.
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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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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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I am frankly sick and tired of the political preachers telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?
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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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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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I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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Some programs have been theatrical masterpieces, but all we’re seeing is the negative side of nuclear war.
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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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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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