Throughout history, government has proved to be the chief instrument for thwarting man's liberty.
Barry GoldwaterI think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it's somebody else's secretary, fine.
Barry GoldwaterYou've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians.
Barry GoldwaterThe constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government.
Barry GoldwaterOnce upon a time our traditional goal in war and can anyone doubt that we are at war? - was victory. Once upon a time we were proud of our strength, our military power. Now we seem ashamed of it. Once upon a time the rest of the world looked to us for leadership. Now they look to us for a quick handout and a fence-straddling international posture.
Barry Goldwater