Eugene McCarthy Quotes
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An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.
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The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative.
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Vote against anything introduced with a "re" in it, especially reforms, reorganizations, and recodifications. This usually means going back to something that failed once and is likely to do so again.
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It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
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The function of liberal Republicans is to shoot the wounded after battle.
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There is a long-standing tradition in America of scoffing at poets, especially if they show any interest in politics.
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Never say anything in a national campaign that anyone might remember.
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If you're in the penaut business you learn to think small.
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The polls show that 10 percent of the public are ready to vote for me even though they don't know I'm running. We hope that figure won't drop when they learn I'm in the race.
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Anything said three times in Washington becomes a fact.
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If any of you are secret poets, the best way to break into print is to run for the presidency.
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The difference between Carter and Ted Kennedy: Carter has this vague religion which he believes in strongly, while Kennedy has this strong religion which he believes in vaguely.
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We do not need presidents who are bigger than the country, but rather ones who speak for it and support it.
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Saying we should keep the two-party system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was a success because a few people survived on life-rafts.