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• The effect of Welfarism on freedom will be felt later on - after its beneficiaries have become its victims, after dependence on government has turned into bondage and it is too late to unlock the jail.

  Barry Goldwater

  Government, Jail, Too Late

  Barry Goldwater (1960). “The Conscience of a Conservative”

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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.

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• The time has come to recognize the United Nations for the anti-American, anti-freedom organization that it has become. The time has come for us to cut off all financial help, withdraw as a member, and ask the United Nations to find headquarters location outside the United States that is

  Barry Goldwater

  Cutting, Organization, United States

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• There's no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.

  Barry Goldwater

  Country, Liberty, Defense

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  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.

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• Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences; wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotism.

  Barry Goldwater

  Father, Equality, Differences

  Speech Accepting the Republican Presidential Nomination, delivered 16 July 1964, San Francisco

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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.

  Barry Goldwater

  Party, Wife, People

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• I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.

  Barry Goldwater

  Christian, Thinking, Atheism

  "The Brethren's First Sister: Sandra Day O'Connor" by Ed Magnuson, content.time.com. July 20, 1981.

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• Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don't have to be good at them to enjoy them.

  Barry Goldwater

  Sex, Like You, Enjoy

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• Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man's liberty.

  Barry Goldwater

  Men, Liberty, Chiefs

  Barry Goldwater (2010). “The Conscience of a Conservative”, p.15, Bottom of the Hill

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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.

  Barry Goldwater

  Home, Men, Long

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• To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable.

  Barry Goldwater

  Communication, Anger, Manners

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

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• Government should stay the hell out of people's business.

  Barry Goldwater

  Government, People, Liberty

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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.

  Barry Goldwater

  Love, Country, Government

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

  Barry Goldwater

  War, Patriotic, Conservative

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• 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

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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.

  Barry Goldwater

  Self Confidence, Men, Track

  Barry Morris Goldwater (1980). “With No Apologies”, Berkley Publishing Group

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• And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' "interests," I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.

  Barry Goldwater

  Liberty, Causes, Neglect

  "The Conscience of a Conservative". Book by Barry Goldwater and L. Brent Bozell, 1960.

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• 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

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• Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

  Barry Goldwater

  Liberty, Vices, Defense

  "The Worst Acceptance Speech?". "Political Junkie" with Ken Rudin, www.npr.org. September 9, 2004.

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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.

  Barry Goldwater

  Sex, Home, Men

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• Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: "One can disagree without being disagreeable."

  Barry Goldwater

  Observation, Disagree, Disagreeable

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• Conservatism, we are told, is out-of-date. This charge is preposterous and we ought to boldly say so. The laws of God, and of nature, have no dateline. These principles are derived from the nature of man, and from the truths that God has revealed about His creation. To suggest that the Conservative philosophy is out of date is akin to saying that the Golden Rule, or the Ten Commandments or Aristotle's Politics are out of date.

  Barry Goldwater

  Philosophy, Men, Law

  "The Conscience of a Conservative". Book by Barry Goldwater and L. Brent Bozell, 1960.

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• History has to judge every man who served. I don't know how they're going to treat me. I may be the worst S.O.B. that ever came down the pike. But I won't lose any sleep over it. I just like to be remembered as an honest person who tried.

  Barry Goldwater

  Sleep, Men, Judging

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• ...this bill will require the creation of a Federal police force of mammoth proportions. It also bids fair to result in the development of an 'informer' psychology in great areas of our national life-neighbors spying on neighbors, workers spying on workers, business spying on businessmen-were those who would harass their fellow citizens for selfish and narrow purposes will have ample inducement to do so. These, the Federal police force an 'informer' psychology, are the hallmarks of the police state and landmarks in the destruction of a free society.

  Barry Goldwater

  Selfish, Police, Psychology

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