barry goldwater

“ Private property, free competition, hard work-these have been our greatest tools. ”

“ Social and cultural change, however desirable, should not be effected by the engines of national power. ”

“ The legitimate functions of government are actually conducive to freedom. ”

“ To suggest that the Conservative philosophy is out of date is akin to saying that the Golden Rule or Aristotle's Politics are out of date. ”

“ I'd rather see a woman elected. ”

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

“ To insist on strength... is not war-mongering. It is peace-mongering. ”

“ I have a deep faith in the manhood of American menand in American women. ”

“ This country has grown great and strong and prosperous by placing major reliance on a free economy. ”

“ Artificial devices for enforcing equality among unequal men must be rejected if we would restore that charter and honor those laws. ”