SecurityRatty: Extremism in defense of security is no vice

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Extremism in defense of security is no vice

2008-09-04 00:00:00 by Chuck Yoke in Network World on Security

During his acceptance speech for the 1964 Republican presidential nomination, Barry Goldwater proclaimed "…extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice." As a supporter of a strong defense during a time when the Vietnam peace movement was gathering momentum, Goldwater was portrayed as an extremist by his political rivals. Even though this image of a hawkish warmonger would be used to the Democrat's advantage during the presidential campaign, Goldwater stood by his principles.