Scott
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I am taking an American Government class and I discovered this excerpt from a Barry Goldwater speech, and thought it was a very interesting statement. This was actually from his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in 1964, and he was talking about failures of the previous administration and the typical stuff you hear in an acceptance speech, but these two sentences apparently cost him the election (to Lyndon Johnson)..... I am curious what they say to you:
Here is a link to the entire speech if you wish to read it for perspective:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/may98/goldwaterspeech.htm
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.
Here is a link to the entire speech if you wish to read it for perspective:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/daily/may98/goldwaterspeech.htm