Mark Hatfield Quotes

United States, Politician
July 12, 1922 – August, 7, 2011.

Mark Odom Hatfield (July 12, 1922 – August 7, 2011) was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served for 30 years as a United States Senator from Oregon, and also as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. A native Oregonian, he served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II after graduating from Willamette University. After the war he earned a graduate degree from Stanford University before returning to Oregon and Willamette as a professor.

Also known as Educator

Having seen war, you obviously learned to hate war.

Mark Hatfield
- War
- Hate
As a Christian, there is no other part of the New Right ideology that concerns me more than its self-serving misuse of religious faith.

Mark Hatfield

The New Right, in many cases, is doing nothing less than placing a heretical claim on Christian faith that distorts, confuses, and destroys the opportunity for a biblical understanding of Jesus Christ and of his gospel for millions of people.

Mark Hatfield
- People
- Opportunity
- Faith
Yes, I'm of the old guard, liberal Republican.

Mark Hatfield
Unless we have a well-educated people, we're vulnerable on our national security.

Mark Hatfield
- People