Barry Goldwater Military Quotes

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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.

  Barry Goldwater

  Funny, Military, Gay

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.

  Barry Goldwater

  Military, Gay, Julius

  "Ban on Gays is Senseless Attempt to Stall the Inevitable". Commentary given to the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, www.washingtonpost.com. June 10, 1993.

• Once upon a time our traditional goal in war and can anyone doubt that we are at war? - was victory. Once upon a time we were proud of our strength, our military power. Now we seem ashamed of it. Once upon a time the rest of the world looked to us for leadership. Now they look to us for a quick handout and a fence-straddling international posture.

  Barry Goldwater

  War, Military, Goal

• Throughout history civilian populations and political rulers have talked of peace. We have never been free of war. The soldier, whose profession is war, understands that peace must be enforced by superior military might. The certainty of defeat is the only effective deterrent we can use to maintain peace. Furthermore, we can be strong without being aggressive.

  Barry Goldwater

  Strong, Military, War

• Having spent 37 years of my life in the military as a reservist, and never having met a gay in all of that time, and never having even talked about it in all those years, I just thought, why the hell shouldn't they serve? They're American citizens. As long as they're not doing things that are harmful to anyone else... So I came out for it.

  Barry Goldwater

  Military, Gay, Years

  "Barry Goldwater's Left Turn". Interview with Lloyd Grove, www.washingtonpost.com. July 28, 1994.

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