# Barry Goldwater: The Conscience of a Conservative, Part 2

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/classics-of-liberty/barry-goldwater-the-conscience-of-a-conservative-part-2>

**By** Barry Goldwater, Caleb O. Brown

**Published:** August 23, 2016

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In this episode, Caleb O. Brown reads part two of a selection from Barry Goldwater's 1960 book _The Conscience of a Conservative_.

_The Conscience of a Conservative_ was first published under the name of Senator Barry Goldwater. The book was a smashing success beyond anyone’s expectations. Over 3.5 million copies sold, and its success garnered Goldwater enough national fame to secure his party’s nomination in 1964. For decades, it has been considered an unparalleled foundational text.