Barry goldwater sayings

Barry Goldwater, a prominent American politician and conservative icon, was known for his strong beliefs and outspoken nature. Here are some famous sayings attributed to him:

1. "Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."

2. "A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away."

3. "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!"

4. "Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences; wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotism."

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

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

7. "I would rather be governed by the first 2,000 people in the Boston telephone directory than by the 2,000 people on the faculty of Harvard University."

8. "The government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it all away."

9. "The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the border but not theirs."

10. "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."

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