It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
BARRY GOLDWATERReligious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place in public policy. They must learn to make their views known without trying to make their views the only alternatives.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.
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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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I am frankly sick and tired of the political preachers telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?
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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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Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don’t have to be good at them to enjoy them.
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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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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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We shall return to proven ways – not because they are old, but because they are true.
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I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size.
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If you don’t mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
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Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.
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