Chris (07-28-2018)
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
Peter1469 (07-28-2018)
Nah, Goldwater was conservative/libertarian. His Conscience of a Conservative is probably what first got me thinking politically. Then Milton Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom.
I agree, Carter, brought into office by the religious right, disappointed them, and they turned Republican.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
Peter1469 (07-28-2018)
The left and the media portrayed Goldwater as a nut.
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A couple quotes from Goldwater's acceptance speech:
"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!"
"Those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth. And let me remind you, they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyrannies. Absolute power does corrupt, and those who seek it must be suspect and must be opposed. Their mistaken course stems from false notions of equality, ladies and gentlemen. 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."
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
Peter1469 (07-28-2018)
"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice!" That's not nutty?
He later talked about tossing A bombs into the Kremlin toilets. He voted against the Voting Rights Act and proudly said so. Yes, he was nutty. His voters preached the hate that liberals preach now.
Liberals are a clear and present danger to our nation
Pick your enemies carefully.