Today neither of our two parties maintains a meaningful commitment to the principle of States' Rights. The 10th Amendment is not a 'general assumption' but a rule of law. States rights mean that states have a right to act or not to act, as they see fit, in areas reserved to them.
Barry GoldwaterI have the unmitigated gall to think that I could lead men anywhere, business, politics or combat.
Barry GoldwaterConservatism therefore looks upon the enhancement of man's spiritual nature as the primary concern of political philosophy. Liberals, on the other hand,โ in the name of a concern for โhuman beingsโโ regard the satisfaction of economic wants as the dominant mission of society.
Barry GoldwaterI think a current understanding about urban behavior tells us that it's important that people get out and be able to get away from the concrete jungles and the dense environment where they live for their own mental well-being. If they don't do this, the costs in human loss and human sickness will be far greater than what we would be expending for these kinds of releases and open spaces.
Barry Goldwater