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

Topics: Constitution Quotes, Government Quotes, Liberty Quotes

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

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

I will offer a choice, not an echo.

I will offer a choice, not an echo.

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of...

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of...

It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president... except me.

It's a great country, where anybody can grow up to be president... except me.

American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.

American business has just forgotten the importance of selling.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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...

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 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.

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

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

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...

There are two sorts of affection - the love of a woman you respect, and...

There are two sorts of affection - the love of a woman you respect, and...

Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

Never take a person's dignity: it is worth everything to them, and nothing to you.

Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves.

Some people have so much respect for their superiors they have none left for themselves.