Barry Goldwater

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Barry Morris Goldwater
United States Senator from Arizona
In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Carl Hayden
Succeeded by	John McCain
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Ernest McFarland
Succeeded by	Paul Fannin
Born	January 1, 1909(1909-01-01) Phoenix, Arizona Territory, U.S.
Died	May 29, 1998 (aged 89) Paradise Valley, Arizona, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Margaret Johnson (1934–1985) Susan Shaffer Wechsler (1992–1998)
Children	Joanne Goldwater Barry Goldwater, Jr. Michael Goldwater Peggy Goldwater
Alma mater	University of Arizona
Profession	Businessman, soldier, politician
Religion	Episcopalian
Military service
Service/branch	United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel Major General
Battles/wars	World War II Korean War

Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–1987) and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. He was also a Major General in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. He was frequently referred to as "Mr. Conservative" in numerous media articles.

Goldwater is the politician most often credited for sparking the resurgence of the American conservative political movement in the 1960s. He also had a substantial impact on the libertarian movement.^[1]

Goldwater rejected the legacy of the New Deal and fought inside the conservative coalition to defeat the New Deal coalition. He lost the 1964 presidential election by a large margin to incumbent Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson. The Johnson campaign and other critics painted him as a reactionary, while supporters praised his crusades against the federal government, labor unions, and the welfare state. His defeat allowed Lyndon Johnson and the Democrats in Congress to pass the Great Society programs, but the defeat of so many older Republicans in 1964 also cleared the way for a younger generation of American conservatives to mobilize. Goldwater was much less active as a national leader of conservatives after 1964; his supporters mostly rallied behind Ronald Reagan, who became Governor of California in 1967 and President of the United States in 1981.


Goldwater boldly (and famously) declared in his acceptance speech at the 1964 Republican Convention: "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." This paraphrase of Cicero was included at the suggestion of Harry V. Jaffa, though the speech was primarily written by Karl Hess. Due to President Johnson's popularity, however, Goldwater held back from attacking the president directly; he did not even mention Johnson by name in his convention speech.

COMMENTS FROM THE NEW BOSTON TEA PARTY:
TODAY WE MUST LOOK AT THESE INFAMOUS WORDS, EXTREMISM IN THE DEFENSE OF LIBERTY, WHICH WE WILL SURE LOSE OUR LIBEFRTY IF OBAMA GETS IN BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL STEAL IT FROM US. AND DON'T FORGET THAT MODERATION IN THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE IS NO VIRTUE.  AGAIN WE MUST OPEN OUR EYES TO WHAT IS HAPPENING, AS THE REPUBLICANS HAVE MODERATED THEIR LONG HELD BELIEFS FOR SIMPLE PURPOSE OF BEING ELECTED.  GOLDWATER AND REAGAN MUST BE TURNING OVER IN THEIR GRAVES.