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 GOLDWATERI 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.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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It is impossible to maintain freedom and order and justice without religious and moral sanctions.
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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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I understand Jacqueline Kennedy has redone the White House in eighteenth-century style. Why, then, I’d fit in perfectly.
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I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it’s somebody else’s secretary, fine.
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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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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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The effect of Welfarism on freedom will be felt later on – after its beneficiaries have become its victims, after dependence on government has turned into bondage and it is too late to unlock the jail.
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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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To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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The big thing is to make this country – quit discriminating against people just because they’re gay. You don’t have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. They’re American citizens.
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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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