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?
BARRY GOLDWATERIf you don’t mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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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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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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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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To my mind the single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom.
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And here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse – the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a sociopolitical monster called the welfare state to exist.
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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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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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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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We are on the Colorado — that means something more to me than electric power or a harnessed river.
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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.
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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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