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.
BARRY GOLDWATERYou don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
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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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To my mind the single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom.
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I’ve always said I have nothing against a woman doing anything a man can do as long as she gets home in time to cook dinner.
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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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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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It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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Today neither of our two parties maintains a meaningful commitment to the principle of States’ Rights. The 10th Amendment is not a ‘general assumption’ but a rule of law. States rights mean that states have a right to act or not to act, as they see fit, in areas reserved to them.
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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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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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In your heart you know he’s right.
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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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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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While I am a great believer in the free enterprise system and all that it entails, I am an even stronger believer in the right of our people to live in a clean and pollution-free environment.
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