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.
BARRY GOLDWATERWhether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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The effect of Welfarism on freedom will be felt later on – after its beneficiaries have become its victims, after dependence on government has turned into bondage and it is too late to unlock the jail.
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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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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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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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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None of us here in Washington knows all or even half of the answers … If you love your country, don’t depend on handouts from Washington for your information. If you cherish your freedom, don’t leave it all up to big government.
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When white and black and brown and every other color decide they’re going to live together as Christians, then and only then are we going to see an end to these troubles.
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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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I have characterized Nixon as a loner, a cold man with great self-confidence and a one-track mind centered on the advancement of Richard Nixon.
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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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I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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