If I'm going to lose, it will be on my terms.
¶ (Attributed)
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Barry Goldwater (1909-1998) American politician
I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell's ass.
¶ (Attributed)
when asked what he thought of Jerry Falwell's suggestion that every good Christian should be against Sandra Day O'Connor's nomination to the Supreme Court.
You don't need to be "straight" to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
¶ Washington Post, opinion piece (1993)
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.
¶ GOP presidential nomination acceptance speech, San Francisco (16-Jul-1964)
Religious factions will go on imposing their will on others unless the decent people connected to them recognize that religion has no place in public policy. They must learn to make their views known without trying to make their views the only alternative.
¶ Speech (1981)
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