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==Social Views==

==Social Views==

Social issues were low in priority for both Goldwater and the conservative movement in the 1960s, and no one supported him for (or even knew) his stance on social issues.  After 1980, with his first wife waning in health and long after Goldwater was a conservative leader, he began to express liberal opinions on some social issues. Bill Buckley said of Goldwater:

Social issues were low in priority for both Goldwater and the conservative movement in the 1960s, and no one supported him for (or even knew) his stance on social issues.  After 1980, with his first wife waning in health and long after Goldwater was a conservative leader, he began to express liberal opinions on some social issues. [[William F. Buckley]] said of Goldwater:

:''Conspicuous here was his defense of Supreme Court decisions involving abortion, gay rights, and the separation of church and state. Most followers of the senator were surprised, and abashed, especially at his defense of abortion.''<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/213117/what-did-goldwater-mean-william-f-buckley-jr What Did Goldwater Mean?] from ''[[National Review]],'' [[William F. Buckley]], Dec. 10, 2004</ref>

:''Conspicuous here was his defense of Supreme Court decisions involving abortion, gay rights, and the separation of church and state. Most followers of the senator were surprised, and abashed, especially at his defense of abortion.''<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/article/213117/what-did-goldwater-mean-william-f-buckley-jr What Did Goldwater Mean?] from ''[[National Review]],'' [[William F. Buckley]], Dec. 10, 2004</ref>