Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can’t and won’t compromise. I know, I’ve tried to deal with them.
Said in November 1994, as quoted in John Dean, Conservatives Without Conscience
Update: 5 Feb 2013 1550z
A nice page on Barry Goldwater’s views: Barry Goldwater: True Conservative
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In 1994, I might have disagreed with the good Senator, but today, not at all.
The really disturbing thing is that many of these illiberal Christians see themselves as classical liberals in the mold of the Founding Fathers. Nothing could be further from the truth.