6 Quotes & Sayings By Barry M Goldwater

Born March 18, 1907, Barry Goldwater was the first major-party candidate for president from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee in the 1964 presidential election, losing to Lyndon B. Johnson, but was one of the most influential figures in that campaign. Goldwater’s opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and his advocacy of a strong defense policy were frequently cited by critics as reasons for electing Johnson Read more

In retirement from politics, Goldwater served as a distinguished professor at Arizona State University from 1965 to 1988.

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Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them. Barry M. Goldwater
I would remind you that extremism in the defense of...
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I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue! Barry M. Goldwater
Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don't have...
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Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don't have to be good at them to enjoy them. Barry M. Goldwater
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‎"I feel certain that Conservatism is through unless Conservatives can demonstrate and communicate the difference between being concerned with [the unemployed, the sick without medical care, human welfare, etc.] and believing that the federal government is the proper agent for their solution. Barry M. Goldwater
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I'm frankly sick and tired of the political preachers across this country telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in "A, " "B, " "C" and "D." Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me? And I am even more angry as a legislator who must endure the threats of every religious group who thinks it has some God-granted right to control my vote on every roll call in the Senate. I am warning them today: I will fight them every step of the way if they try to dictate their moral convictions to all Americans in the name of "conservatism. Barry M. Goldwater