Barry Goldwater
Hold on a second: souther rock said 'I believe in doing what is right. Apart from what is right, there are no "solutions".'
As I see it, he is essentially saying that since he doesn't see anything right, he's going to do nothing. That, to my mind, is apathy which is the creed of someone who can't accept that the world doesn't work the way he wants it to. Same thing a fanatic believes, see my earlier post.
Extremism in defence of liberty is no vice. I agree with Goldwater. When it comes to, say, the Communists, extremism is certainly the order of the day. They presented a clear and present danger to our liberty, and so in that case it was no vice.
Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue. Yeah, if you want to be a virtuous person, politics probably isn't your best career option. I consider good manners to be a virtue, as well as kindness and forthright, clear speech. "Moderation" (really expediency) sucks, but that's how solutions, however imperfect and thus wrong, happen. This is especially true when you're fighting the inertia of a welfare state.