It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
BARRY GOLDWATERTrade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the bloodshed in Northern Ireland or the bombs bursting in Lebanon and yet question the dangers of injecting religious issues into the affairs of state?
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Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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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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We are on the Colorado — that means something more to me than electric power or a harnessed river.
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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 think some highly secret government UFO investigations are going on that we don’t know about–and probably never will unless the Air Force discloses them.
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I’ve played everything – baseball, football, basketball. I can still swim a mile a day. That’s why I can’t walk.
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We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.
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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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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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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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You don’t need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
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Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.
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