It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.
BARRY GOLDWATERTo disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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I won’t say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
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Conservatism therefore looks upon the enhancement of man’s spiritual nature as the primary concern of political philosophy. Liberals, on the other hand,— in the name of a concern for “human beings”— regard the satisfaction of economic wants as the dominant mission of society.
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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’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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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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It is impossible to maintain freedom and order and justice without religious and moral sanctions.
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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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Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place in public policy. They must learn to make their views known without trying to make their views the only alternatives.
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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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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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I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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When fraternities are not allowed, Communism flourishes. Young men who are inexperienced but have faith are more useful than older, experienced men without faith. The fraternity system is a bastion of American strength.
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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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Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.
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