To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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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Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don’t have to be good at them to enjoy them.
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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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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
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We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
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The big thing is to make this country – quit discriminating against people just because they’re gay. You don’t have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. They’re American citizens.
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I made an effort to find out what was in the building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where the information is stored that has been collected by the Air Force, and I was understandably denied this request. It is still classified above Top Secret.
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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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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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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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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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You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
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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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