The great decisions of government cannot be dictated by the concerns of religious factions.... We have succeeded for 205 years in keeping the affairs of state separate from the uncompromising idealism of religious groups and we mustn't stop now. To… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have. — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
To insist on strength ... is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering. — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Social and cultural change, however desirable, should not be effected by the engines of national power. Let us, through persuasion and education, seek to… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Having spent 37 years of my life in the military as a reservist, and never having met a gay in all of that time,… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Some programs have been theatrical masterpieces, but all we're seeing is the negative side of nuclear war. — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
My mother took us to services at the Episcopal church. Yet she always said that God was not just inside the four walls of… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight. — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' "interests," I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place in… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
