If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,’ it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal brethren that people be free throughout their lives to spend their earnings when and as they see fit
BARRY GOLDWATERSmall men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place.
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When I’m not a politician, I’ll be dead.
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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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I have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
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Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don’t have to be good at them to enjoy them.
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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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I’d rather see a woman elected…They understand they can’t spend more money than the old man brings home.
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A woman has a right to an abortion. That’s a decision that’s up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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Without the National Federation of Republican Women, there would be no Republican Party.
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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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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.
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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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