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Compared to Trump, Goldwater Was a Sensible Moderate
It’s Come to This
Yes, Goldwater had hard-line views. But he backed alliances and understood the global order as something grander than a protection racket.
Gordon M. Goldstein
Fredrik Logevall
Published
Sep. 17 2016
12:01AM EDT
Photo Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast
Gordon M. Goldstein
Fredrik Logevall
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