Barry Goldwater

“to disagree one doesnt have to be disagreeable”

— Barry Goldwater

Women are hard enough to handle now without giving them a gun!

— Barry Goldwater

I wouldn't trust Nixon from here to that phone.

— Barry Goldwater

I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.

— Barry Goldwater

My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them.

— Barry Goldwater

Forced integration is just as wrong as forced segregation.

— Barry Goldwater

In your heart you know he's right.

— Barry Goldwater

Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice

— Barry Goldwater

It is safe to say that the U.S. Congress is now run by paid staffers, not by people elected to do the…

— Barry Goldwater

I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to…

— Barry Goldwater

You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.

— Barry Goldwater

You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.

— Barry Goldwater

We shall return to proven ways - not because they are old, but because they are true.

— Barry Goldwater

A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.

— Barry Goldwater

Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy magazine with your wife turning the pages.

— Barry Goldwater

I've always said I have nothing against a woman doing anything a man can do as long as she gets home in…

— Barry Goldwater

History has to judge every man who served. I don't know how they're going to treat me. I may be the worst…

— Barry Goldwater

If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,’ it is because he is more anxious…

— Barry Goldwater

I made an effort to find out what was in the building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where the information is…

— Barry Goldwater

Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into…

— Barry Goldwater

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation…

— Barry Goldwater

Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have…

— Barry Goldwater

I say that when you elect a president you want a man to manage the legitimate business of your government. The government…

— Barry Goldwater

Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the…

— Barry Goldwater

Throughout history civilian populations and political rulers have talked of peace. We have never been free of war. The soldier, whose profession…

— Barry Goldwater

By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of…

— Barry Goldwater

One way we exercise political freedom is to vote for the candidate of our choice. Another way is to use our money…

— Barry Goldwater

Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's…

— Barry Goldwater

Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right…

— Barry Goldwater

Once upon a time our traditional goal in war and can anyone doubt that we are at war? - was victory. Once…

— Barry Goldwater

I say further that for this great legislative body to ignore the Constitution and the fundamental concepts of our governmental system is…

— Barry Goldwater

On religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their…

— Barry Goldwater

...this bill will require the creation of a Federal police force of mammoth proportions. It also bids fair to result in the…

— Barry Goldwater

I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do…

— Barry Goldwater

I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do…

— Barry Goldwater

On religious issues there can be little or no compromise. There is no position on which people are so immovable as their…

— Barry Goldwater

“Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right…

— Barry Goldwater

“I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to…

— Barry Goldwater

I will offer a choice, not an echo.

— Barry Goldwater

The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.

— Barry Goldwater