It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
BARRY GOLDWATERUnlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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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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I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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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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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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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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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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You’ve got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you’re going to hit civilians.
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Religious 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.
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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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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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Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.
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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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