Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
BARRY GOLDWATERUnlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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I am a conservative Republican, but I believe in democracy and the separation of church and state. The conservative movement is founded on the simple tenet that people have the right to live life as they please as long as they don’t hurt anyone else in the process.
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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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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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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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I thought of something my old coach at Staunton had often said: ‘We win some, we lose some, and some get rained out; but we always suit up.’
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Perserverance. . .that’s been the story of my family.
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The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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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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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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I understand Jacqueline Kennedy has redone the White House in eighteenth-century style. Why, then, I’d fit in perfectly.
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By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.
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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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It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the job.
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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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