The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.
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If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much the better. If there is restlessness, I am pleased. Then let there be ideas, and hard thought, and hard work. If man feels small, let man make himself bigger.Hubert H. Humphrey
The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour.
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Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man.
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We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.
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Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true.
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Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society.
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