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?
BARRY GOLDWATERWe are on the Colorado — that means something more to me than electric power or a harnessed river.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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Without the National Federation of Republican Women, there would be no Republican Party.
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I’ve played everything – baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That’s why I can’t walk.
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You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
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I’d rather see a woman elected…They understand they can’t spend more money than the old man brings home.
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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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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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Women are hard enough to handle now without giving them a gun!
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In your heart you know he’s right.
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We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
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Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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