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

Barry Goldwater

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Limited government Role of government Government Political theory Politics

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Barry Goldwater

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Politician

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United States

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Citation

Goldwater, Barry. Campaign speech. 21 Oct. 1964.

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1960 1960s 20th century
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Kennedy, John F. Address accepting the democratic nomination for president. Democratic National Convention. 15 July 1960, Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Another quote about Political theory

Democracy passes into despotism.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Political theory Democracy Tyranny Politics
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Socrates

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Plato
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Republic
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Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
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Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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It is the glory of each generation to make its own precedents.

Belva Lockwood

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Changing with the times Women's rights Political progress
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Belva Lockwood
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1877 1870s 19th century
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Citation

Lockwood, Belva. Arguing for the admittance of women to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court. National Convention of Woman Suffrage Association. 16-17 Jan. 1877, Washington, DC, USA.