In his acceptance speech at the convention that year, he famously thundered that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
Barry Goldwater
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June 27, 2025
The fact that liberty depended on honest elections was of the utmost importance to the patriots who founded our nation.
— Barry Goldwater
Having given our pensioners their medical care in kind, why not food baskets? Why not public housing accommodations? Why not a vacation resort? Why not a ration of cigarettes for those who smoke and beer for those who drink?
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.
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.
Having given our pensioners their Medical care in kind, why not food baskets, why not public housing accommodations, why not vacation resorts, why not a ration of cigarettes for those who smoke and beer for those who drink?
I will not be deflected or sidetracked in this effort, even if I get a letter a day from everyone in the Pentagon.
Let us not regret another fateful vote which would destroy a special place in Arizona that again not too many people know.
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