Barry Goldwater, a former Arizona U.S. senator and 1964 presidential candidate who was born on this day in 1908 and died in 1998, held traditional Republican conservative views on most issues but was also adamant about keeping state and church separate. His father was Jewish and converted to his wife’s Episcopalian beliefs, which his son adhered to while admitting he rarely got to church due to his busy lifestyle. Goldwater’s remarks below are from a 1981 Senate speech.
