Ideologies / Liberal Capitalist / Barry Goldwater
§ The minds · 1909–1998 · United States · Senator
Barry Goldwater
Extremism in defense of liberty
The conscience of a conservative.
Economic+36
SocialistMarket
Governance−20
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social−25
TraditionalProgressive
The senator whose 1964 campaign and 'Conscience of a Conservative' fused free-market capitalism with a libertarian distrust of government, refounding the American right.
social
Traditional in his day, but later notably libertarian on personal freedom.
economic
Free-market capitalism and a sharp rollback of the federal state.
governance
Libertarian-leaning constitutionalist suspicious of central power.
Notable for
- 'The Conscience of a Conservative'
- 1964 presidential nominee
- Refounded the conservative movement
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