Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
BARRY GOLDWATERThe constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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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.
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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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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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A man from the west will fight over three things: water, women and gold, and usually in that order.
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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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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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It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.
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Without the National Federation of Republican Women, there would be no Republican Party.
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We 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.
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
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Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
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The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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