Thanks to Gene Healy for the link to this great bit of history: Barry Goldwater’s 1964 television commercial calling for an end to the draft. Goldwater helped to set in motion a movement to end the evil of conscription; many years later he spoke up against throwing gay soldiers out of the military with his memorable quip, “You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.” Although I hardly agreed with him on everything, Barry Goldwater was a great inspiration.
