Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “Now those who seek absolute power, even though they seek it to do what they regard as good, are simply demanding the right to enforce their own version of heaven on earth, and let me remind you they are the very ones who always create the most hellish tyranny.” ~ Barry Goldwater (1909-1998) US Senator (R-Arizona)Source: Senator Goldwater's Acceptance Speech at the Republican National Convention, 1964