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.
BARRY GOLDWATERI could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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There’s no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.
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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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Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.
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In your heart you know he’s right.
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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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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
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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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Well, once you’ve been in the Canyon and once you’ve sort of fallen in love with it, it never ends…it’s always been a fascinating place to me, in fact I’ve often said that if I ever had a mistress it would be the Grand Canyon.
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The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
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Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man’s liberty.
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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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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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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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While I am a great believer in the free enterprise system and all that it entails, I am an even stronger believer in the right of our people to live in a clean and pollution-free environment.
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