If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.

Quote by Barry Goldwater

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I will offer a choice, not an echo.

I will offer a choice, not an echo.

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 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...

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

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

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...

I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I...

I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied...

Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied...

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...

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.

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And...

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And...

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary....

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary....

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...