A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

Equality, rightly understood as our founding fathers understood it, leads to liberty and to the emancipation of creative differences; wrongly understood, as it has been so tragically in our time, it leads first to conformity and then to despotism.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary. If it's somebody else's secretary, fine.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

If you don't mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

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 Goldwater Quote

Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

The income tax created more criminals than any other single act of government.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

Where is the politician who has not promised to fight to the death for lower taxes- and who has not proceeded to vote for the very spending projects that make tax cuts impossible?
- Barry Goldwater Quote

You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.
- Barry Goldwater Quote

You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians.
- Barry Goldwater Quote