The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government. — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man's liberty. — 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
