Conservative/reactionary politicians or activists who turned liberal in later years

Here's a quote I recall from Barry Goldwater, possibly from the same interview where he advised Christians to kick Falwell's ass.

(From memory)

"My wife thinks that women should have the right to an abortion under any circumstance. Now, I disagee with that, but the point is, I repsect her right to hold that opinion, just as she respects my right to think differently."

I don't know if that's precisely what he said in its entirety, but the pertinent thing about the quote is that Goldwater situated his opinion on abortion as being somewhat less liberal than the standard pro-choice position.

Ummm... That's not 'liberalism', that's 'libertarianism' which Goldwater WAS. This doesn't indicate ANY move on Goldwater's part. In fact, he warned against the Evangelical takeover of the Republican party.
 
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