Barry Goldwater Quotes About War

Quotes about: War

• The president, who finds so much to complain about in other areas of the world, apparently saw nothing wrong in recognizing a Communist regime that has killed more people in its short history of control over the teeming millions of that great country than any other collection of dictators or tyrants in the history of the world.

  Barry Goldwater

  Country, War, Tyrants

• To insist on strength ... is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering.

  Barry Goldwater

  War, Patriotic, Conservative

• I found Mr. Carter's actions toward the Republic of China so incredible that they defy description by socially acceptable expletives. If December 7, 1941 was a "day of infamy" then December 15, 1978 ranks right up there in international betrayal...The pathetic thing about this whole mess, however, is that it is typical of this administration's conduct of foreign affairs, which could be kindly described as being riddled by ineptitude and hypocrisy.

  Barry Goldwater

  Betrayal, War, Hypocrisy

• We Americans understand freedom; we have earned it, we have lived for it, and we have died for it. This nation and its people are freedom's models in a searching world. We can be freedom's missionaries in a doubting world. The genius of the American system is that through freedom we have created extraordinary results from plain old ordinary people.

  Barry Goldwater

  War, People, Doubt

• By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.

  Barry Goldwater

  Religious, War, Years

  Remarks in the Congressional Record, www.nytimes.com. September 15, 1981.

• I think the President ought to bring everybody that's in American uniform back because we're headed for war.

  Barry Goldwater

  Peace, War, Thinking

• 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

• 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.

  Barry Goldwater

  War, Men, Have Faith

• I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.

  Barry Goldwater

  Peace, War, Mud Puddles

• You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians.

  Barry Goldwater

  Peace, War, Bombs

• Some programs have been theatrical masterpieces, but all we're seeing is the negative side of nuclear war.

  Barry Goldwater

  War, Negative, Nuclear

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