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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I won’t say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would be today if some of those reporters had been Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
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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.
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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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We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige
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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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To my mind the single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom.
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It’s a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president . . . except me.
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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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If you don’t mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
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Government should stay the hell out of people’s business.
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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 income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
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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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Trade unions infringe upon the property rights of company owners.
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