I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
BARRY GOLDWATERWhether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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A woman has a right to an abortion. That’s a decision that’s up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.
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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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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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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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Without the National Federation of Republican Women, there would be no Republican Party.
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Well, once you’ve been in the Canyon and once you’ve sort of fallen in love with it, it never ends…it’s always been a fascinating place to me, in fact I’ve often said that if I ever had a mistress it would be the Grand Canyon.
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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.
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It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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You’ve got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you’re going to hit civilians.
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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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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I say that when you elect a president you want a man to manage the legitimate business of your government. The government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it away.
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