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.
BARRY GOLDWATERIn your heart you know he’s right.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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After one of his [Hubert Humphrey] long-winded harangues I suggested he had probably been vaccinated with a phonograph needle. He responded by saying that I would have been a great success in the movies working for Eighteenth Century-Fox.
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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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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 have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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Without the National Federation of Republican Women, there would be no Republican Party.
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I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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I certainly believe in aliens in space, and that they are indeed visiting our planet. They may not look like us, but I have very strong feelings that they have advanced beyond our mental capabilities.
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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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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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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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