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.
BARRY GOLDWATERPolitics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order.
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Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
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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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I’ve always said I have nothing against a woman doing anything a man can do as long as she gets home in time to cook dinner.
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I have characterized Nixon as a loner, a cold man with great self-confidence and a one-track mind centered on the advancement of Richard Nixon.
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It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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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 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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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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Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.
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My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.
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I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
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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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When white and black and brown and every other color decide they’re going to live together as Christians, then and only then are we going to see an end to these troubles.
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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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I’m the most underdog underdog there is.
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