If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
BARRY GOLDWATERThroughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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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 am a conservative Republican, but I believe in democracy and the separation of church and state. The conservative movement is founded on the simple tenet that people have the right to live life as they please as long as they don’t hurt anyone else in the process.
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Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don’t have to be good at them to enjoy them.
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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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I’d rather see a woman elected…They understand they can’t spend more money than the old man brings home.
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To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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In your heart you know he’s right.
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And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ “interests,” I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.
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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.
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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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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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