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Barry Goldwater

The best thing Clinton could do — I think I wrote him a letter about this, but I’m not sure — is to shut up. Every time I turn that radio on, there’s Clinton, making a speech. And he makes speeches on a subject he doesn’t know anything about. He has no discipline.
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Discipline Letters Thinking
Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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Defense Liberty Vices
I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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Atheism Christian Thinking
To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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Anger Communication Manner
It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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Demagogues Despotism Political
The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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Constitution Function Government
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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Environment People Stronger
Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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Family Perseverance Stories
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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Country Gay People
If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,’ it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal brethren that people be free throughout their lives to spend their earnings when and as they see fit
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Benefits Earning People
Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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Chief Instrument Liberty Men
When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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Dead Desire Dream Politician Wish
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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Commitment Meaningful Party
I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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Hard Work Most Risk Underdog
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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Party People Wife
Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
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Art Freedom Order

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