I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws,…

Quote by Barry Goldwater

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We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we...

We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we...

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

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

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

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

The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.

The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.

I won't say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would...

I won't say that the papers misquote me, but I sometimes wonder where Christianity would...

If you don't mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter...

If you don't mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter...

I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam...

I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam...

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower...

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower...

Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy...

Hubert Humphrey talks so fast that listening to him is like trying to read Playboy...

Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big...

Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big...

American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.

American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.

If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing...

If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing...

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower...

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower...

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

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

The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.

The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.

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

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

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

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

I will offer a choice, not an echo.

I will offer a choice, not an echo.

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.

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

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