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The government strong enough to give you what you want is strong enough to take it all… — Barry Goldwater

Speech · Political speech

The government strong enough to give you what you want is strong enough to take it all away.

Barry Goldwater
1964
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Limited governmentRole of governmentGovernmentPolitical theoryPolitics
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Political speech
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Speech
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1964
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Barry Goldwater
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Goldwater, Barry. Campaign speech. 21 Oct. 1964.

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