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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.

Barry Goldwater

A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Fighting Men Order
Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
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Art Freedom Order
We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Giving Rifles Sex
Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Defense Liberty Vices
I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Business Men Thinking
Well, once you’ve been in the Canyon and once you’ve sort of fallen in love with it, it never ends…it’s always been a fascinating place to me, in fact I’ve often said that if I ever had a mistress it would be the Grand Canyon.
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Facts Fallen Fascinate Mistress
Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Day Freedom Gay Memorial
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.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Country Gay People
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.’
BARRY GOLDWATER

Said Suits Winning
Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don’t have to be good at them to enjoy them.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Enjoy Like You Sex
If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Drinking Government Political
Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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Disagree Observation
The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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Criminal Government Political
I’ve played everything – baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That’s why I can’t walk.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Baseball Basketball Football
Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Long Men Opportunity
Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
BARRY GOLDWATER

Force Integration Segregation Wrong

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