Barry Goldwater, as quoted in Barry Goldwater (1995), by Robert Alan Goldberg, p. 332
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You don't need to be 'straight' to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight.
— Barry Goldwater on United States Armed Forces
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About Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1 1909 – May 29 1998) was an American senator from Arizona, and the Republican Party's nominee in the 1964 presidential election.
About Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1 1909 – May 29 1998) was an American senator from Arizona, and the Republican Party's nominee in the 1964 presidential election.
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