Barry Goldwater Quotes

I think some highly secret government UFO investigations are going on that we don't know about--and probably never will unless the Air Force discloses them.

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

I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow.

I have characterized Nixon as a loner, a cold man with great self-confidence and a one-track mind centered on the advancement of Richard Nixon.

There's no greater service to this country than the defense of its freedom.

We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.

The Conservative knows that to regard man as part of an undifferentiated mass is to consign him to ultimate slavery.

Government should stay the hell out of people's business.

I'd rather see a woman elected...They understand they can't spend more money than the old man brings home.

I've always said I have nothing against a woman doing anything a man can do as long as she gets home in time to cook dinner.

Unlimited campaign spending eats at the heart of the democratic process.

I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws but to repeal them.

The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.

The big thing is to make this country - quit discriminating against people just because they're gay. You don't have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. They're American citizens.

By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.

Everyone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.

The effect of Welfarism on freedom will be felt later on - after its beneficiaries have become its victims, after dependence on government has turned into bondage and it is too late to unlock the jail.

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

The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.

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

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

Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man's liberty.

While I am a great believer in the free enterprise system and all that it entails, I am an even stronger believer in the right of our people to live in a clean and pollution-free environment.

Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity.

A woman has a right to an abortion. That's a decision that's up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.

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