On the recordSeptember 12, 2022
In his acceptance speech at the convention that year, he famously thundered that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice.
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msnbc.comBarry Goldwater: “In his acceptance speech at the convention that year, he famously thundered that extremism in the defense of liberty is…”
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Goldwater's famous quote from his 1964 acceptance speech, reflecting his views on extremism.
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