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{{quotebox-float|"''It so happens that I am in agreement with the [anti-racial segregation] objectives of the Supreme Court as stated in the Brown decision.'' I am not prepared, however, to impose that judgment of mine on the people of Mississippi or South Carolina. . . . That is their business, not mine.  I believe that the problem of race relations, like all social and cultural problems, is best handled by the people directly concerned . . . [and] should not be effected by engines of national power."}}

{{quotebox-float|"''It so happens that I am in agreement with the [anti-racial segregation] objectives of the Supreme Court as stated in the Brown decision.'' I am not prepared, however, to impose that judgment of mine on the people of Mississippi or South Carolina. . . . That is their business, not mine.  I believe that the problem of race relations, like all social and cultural problems, is best handled by the people directly concerned . . . [and] should not be effected by engines of national power."}}

Note that this represents Goldwater's firm view that federal and state powers as directed by the [[Constitution]] and [[Bill of Rights]] should be firmly upheld; while liberals claim he was supposedly a "racist", he merely differed from others such as [[Everett Dirksen]] in his preferred approach to enacting civil rights.<ref name="Barry Goldwater on the Civil Rights Act: The Antecedent to Rand Paul"/> Goldwater furthermore opposed and voted against an amendment introduced by [[Al Gore, Sr.]] to weaken the bill,<ref>[https://nationalcenter.org/project21/1999/05/01/blacks-gored-by-a-lie-al-gore-sr-the-gop-and-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964-by-r-d-davis/ Blacks “Gored” By a Lie: Al Gore Sr., the GOP and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by R.D. Davis]</ref> yet liberals attack the Arizona senator rather than Gore despite the latter's record in opposing civil rights.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2000/apr/5/20000405-011050-4004r/ The Gore civil rights record]</ref>

Note that this represents Goldwater's firm view that federal and state powers as directed by the [[Constitution]] and [[Bill of Rights]] should be firmly upheld; while liberals claim he was supposedly a "racist", he merely differed from others such as [[Everett Dirksen]] in his preferred approach to enacting civil rights.<ref name="Barry Goldwater on the Civil Rights Act: The Antecedent to Rand Paul"/> Goldwater furthermore opposed and voted against an amendment introduced by [[Al Gore, Sr.]] to weaken the bill,<ref>[https://nationalcenter.org/project21/1999/05/01/blacks-gored-by-a-lie-al-gore-sr-the-gop-and-the-civil-rights-act-of-1964-by-r-d-davis/ Blacks “Gored” By a Lie: Al Gore Sr., the GOP and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by R.D. Davis]</ref><ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/88-1964/s408 HR. 7152. GORE MOTION TO RECOMMIT TO THE JUDICIARY COMM. W/INSTRUCTIONS THAT IT REPORT IT BACK "FORTHWITH" W/THE AMEND. STATING THAT FEDERAL FUNDS SHOULD NOT BE W/DRAWN FROM ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT UNLESS THAT DISTRICT HAD DISOBEYED A COURT ORDER THAT IS DESEGREGATE. ]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 12, 2021.</ref> yet liberals attack the Arizona senator rather than Gore despite the latter's record in opposing civil rights.<ref>[https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2000/apr/5/20000405-011050-4004r/ The Gore civil rights record]</ref>

==Southern strategy==

==Southern strategy==