Today neither of our two parties maintains a meaningful commitment to the principle of States’ Rights. The 10th Amendment is not a ‘general assumption’ but a rule of law. States rights mean that states have a right to act or not to act, as they see fit, in areas reserved to them.
BARRY GOLDWATERI 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.
More Barry Goldwater Quotes
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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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I certainly believe in aliens in space, and that they are indeed visiting our planet. They may not look like us, but I have very strong feelings that they have advanced beyond our mental capabilities.
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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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Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.
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To insist on strength … is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.
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The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.
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It is impossible to maintain freedom and order and justice without religious and moral sanctions.
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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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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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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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The Conservative knows that to regard man as part of an undifferentiated mass is to consign him to ultimate slavery.
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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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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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The fellow has absolutely no principles.”Money and gall” is all he has.
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Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: “One can disagree without being disagreeable.”
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