Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Barry GoldwaterAnd here we encounter the seeds of government disaster and collapse - the kind that wrecked ancient Rome and every other civilization that allowed a sociopolitical monster called the welfare state to exist.
Barry GoldwaterThe Conservative knows that to regard man as part of an undifferentiated mass is to consign him to ultimate slavery.
Barry GoldwaterI have characterized Nixon as a loner, a cold man with great self-confidence and a one-track mind centered on the advancement of Richard Nixon.
Barry GoldwaterI say further that for this great legislative body to ignore the Constitution and the fundamental concepts of our governmental system is to act in a manner which could ultimately destroy the freedom of all American citizens, including the freedoms of the very persons whose feelings and whose liberties are the major subject of this legislation.
Barry Goldwater