I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
BARRY GOLDWATERIn your heart you know he’s right.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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I made an effort to find out what was in the building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where the information is stored that has been collected by the Air Force, and I was understandably denied this request. It is still classified above Top Secret.
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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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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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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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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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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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Some programs have been theatrical masterpieces, but all we’re seeing is the negative side of nuclear war.
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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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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
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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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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 won’t say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
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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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By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.
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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.’
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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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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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Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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