I thought of something my old coach at Staunton had often said: ‘We win some, we lose some, and some get rained out; but we always suit up.’
BARRY GOLDWATERWhether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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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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And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse – the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a sociopolitical monster called the welfare state to exist.
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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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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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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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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 think the President ought to bring everybody that’s in American uniform back because we’re headed for war.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
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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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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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It is impossible to maintain freedom and order and justice without religious and moral sanctions.
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