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Famous Everett Dirksen Quotes
“The U.S. Senate - an old scow which doesn't move very fast, but never sinks.”
“I am a man of principle, and one of my basic principles is flexibility.”
“The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.”
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.”
“I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.”
“When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies.”
“Dirksen's Three Laws of Politics: 1. Get elected. 2. Get re-elected. 3. Don't get mad, get even.”