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

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

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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 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 wouldn't trust Nixon from here to that phone.

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

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...

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...

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'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...

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...

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.

Compared to what they were, rock concerts now are like business meetings.

Compared to what they were, rock concerts now are like business meetings.

A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.

A meeting is an event where minutes are taken and hours wasted.

I'm used to being cut out of the conference meetings, but now they are cutting...

I'm used to being cut out of the conference meetings, but now they are cutting...