George Smathers Quotes

United States, Lawyer
November 14, 1913 – January, 20, 2007.

George Armistead Smathers was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Florida in the United States Senate for eighteen years, from 1951 until 1969, as a member of the Democratic Party.

Kennedy was a lot of fun, always. He had something going on. But not Nixon.

George Smathers
- Fun
- Going On
- Kennedy
Don't look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.

George Smathers
- Move
- Comes
- Downside

The people of our state will no longer tolerate advocates of treason.

George Smathers
- People
- Treason
- Advocates
Anyway, so here I was caught between Johnson on the one side, who was my leader, I was his whip, and here was my dear friend, personal friend, Kennedy, and they're going to go into my state and ruin it. What am I going to do?

George Smathers
- Friend
- Leader
- Side
I don't believe in social equality, and they know it.

George Smathers
- Believe
- Know
- Equality
The outcome can truly determine whether our homes will be destroyed, whether our children will be torn from their mothers, trained as conspirators and turned against their parents, their home and their church.

George Smathers