The constitution is an instrument, above all, for LIMITING the functions of government. Barry Goldwater More Quotes by Barry Goldwater More Quotes From Barry Goldwater I 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 concrete-junglelossthinking I think the President ought to bring everybody that's in American uniform back because we're headed for war. Barry Goldwater warpeacethinking I understand Jacqueline Kennedy has redone the White House in eighteenth-century style. Why, then, I'd fit in perfectly. Barry Goldwater stylewhitehouse I fear Washington and centralized government more than I do Moscow. Barry Goldwater centralized-governmentmoscowgovernment It is impossible to maintain freedom and order and justice without religious and moral sanctions. Barry Goldwater religiousjusticeorder I say that when you elect a president you want a man to manage the legitimate business of your government. The government that is big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it away. Barry Goldwater presidentgivingmen To my mind the single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom. Barry Goldwater essentialsminddiscovery Women are hard enough to handle now without giving them a gun! Barry Goldwater gunenoughgiving I found Mr. Carter's actions toward the Republic of China so incredible that they defy description by socially acceptable expletives. If December 7, 1941 was a "day of infamy" then December 15, 1978 ranks right up there in international betrayal...The pathetic thing about this whole mess, however, is that it is typical of this administration's conduct of foreign affairs, which could be kindly described as being riddled by ineptitude and hypocrisy. Barry Goldwater betrayalhypocrisywar When white and black and brown and every other color decide they're going to live together as Christians, then and only then are we going to see an end to these troubles. Barry Goldwater colorracechristian It's political Daddyism and it's as old as demagogues and despotism. Barry Goldwater despotismpolitical To disagree, one doesn't have to be disagreeable. Barry Goldwater communicationangermanners Whether in families or in politics, a good observation: "One can disagree without being disagreeable." Barry Goldwater disagreeobservationdisagreeable If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,’ it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal brethren that people be free throughout their lives to spend their earnings when and as they see fit Barry Goldwater benefitsearningpeople I certainly believe in aliens in space, and that they are indeed visiting our planet. They may not look like us, but I have very strong feelings that they have advanced beyond our mental capabilities. Barry Goldwater spacestrongbelieve The only summit meeting that can succeed is one that does not take place. Barry Goldwater diplomatssucceeddoe I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. Barry Goldwater governmentlittlesmean And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' "interests," I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can. Barry Goldwater neglectlibertycauses When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead. Barry Goldwater politician Politics [is] the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order. Barry Goldwater freedomorderart
