Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.
Barry GoldwaterEveryone knows that gays have served honorably in the military since at least the time of Julius Caesar.
Barry GoldwaterYou don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
Barry GoldwaterSocial and cultural change, however desirable, should not be effected by the engines of national power. Let us, through persuasion and education, seek to improve institutions we deem defective. But let us, in doing so, respect the orderly processes of the law. Any other course enthrones tyrants and dooms freedom.
Barry Goldwater