Eugene McCarthy
Politician
1916-03-29
Quotes by Eugene McCarthy
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Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
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I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel.
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No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins.
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The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.
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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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The only thing that saves us from bureaucracy is its inefficiency.
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It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
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