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.
BARRY GOLDWATERHistory has to judge every man who served. I don’t know how they’re going to treat me. I may be the worst S.O.B. that ever came down the pike. But I won’t lose any sleep over it. I just like to be remembered as an honest person who tried.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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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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I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
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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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It is impossible to maintain freedom and order and justice without religious and moral sanctions.
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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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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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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
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I won’t say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
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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.
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We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
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Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.
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