I will offer a choice, not an echo.
BARRY GOLDWATER
BARRY GOLDWATER
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I think some highly secret government UFO investigations are going on that we don’t know about–and probably never will unless the Air Force discloses them.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater Today neither of our two parties maintains a meaningful commitment to the principle of States’ Rights. The 10th Amendment is not a ‘general assumption’ but a rule of law. States rights mean that states have a right to act or not to act, as they see fit, in areas reserved to them.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater 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.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater I understand Jacqueline Kennedy has redone the White House in eighteenth-century style. Why, then, I’d fit in perfectly.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater 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.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater While I am a great believer in the free enterprise system and all that it entails, I am an even stronger believer in the right of our people to live in a clean and pollution-free environment.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater 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.
Barry GoldwaterBarry Goldwater 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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To prepare adequately for the challenge of global warming, we must acknowledge both the good and the bad that it will bring.
Bjorn LomborgBjorn Lomborg We lose the fear of making decisions, great and small; as we realize that should our choice prove wrong we can, if we will, learn from the experience.
Bill W.Bill W. Ask yourself – Where do I want to be one year from today? Personal growth is a choice.
Bob ProctorBob Proctor There’s no finish line. That’s a big pill for people to swallow, Every single day for the rest of your life, you are going to have to make better food choices, and move around a bit more.
Bob HarperBob Harper No matter where you are in life . . . [y]ou always have a choice and the choice can be power.
Blaine Lee PardoeBlaine Lee Pardoe Meaning isn’t something we discover, it is what we bring to life, either by choice or by chance.
Bill CrawfordBill Crawford I think we’re all sort of imprisoned by – or at least bound to – the choices we make… You want to say no at the right time and you want to say yes more sparingly.
Bill MurrayBill Murray Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments.
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