The best thing Clinton could do — I think I wrote him a letter about this, but I’m not sure — is to shut up. Every time I turn that radio on, there’s Clinton, making a speech. And he makes speeches on a subject he doesn’t know anything about. He has no discipline.
BARRY GOLDWATERWe now have a president who tries to save money by turning off lights in the White House, even as he heads toward a staggering addition to the national debt. “L.B.J.” should stand for Light Bulb Johnson.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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Conservatism therefore looks upon the enhancement of man’s spiritual nature as the primary concern of political philosophy. Liberals, on the other hand,— in the name of a concern for “human beings”— regard the satisfaction of economic wants as the dominant mission of society.
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I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.
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Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
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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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When fraternities are not allowed, Communism flourishes. Young men who are inexperienced but have faith are more useful than older, experienced men without faith. The fraternity system is a bastion of American strength.
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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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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it’s somebody else’s secretary, fine.
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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.
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It’s political Daddyism and it’s as old as demagogues and despotism.
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Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.
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I certainly believe in aliens in space, and that they are indeed visiting our planet. They may not look like us, but I have very strong feelings that they have advanced beyond our mental capabilities.
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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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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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