“I was always accused of being too stiff. In 1974, when I ran my first primary race for state rep, I was chief aide to the speaker of the House, I knew the issues and understood state government. But what I found out the hard way is that you can know all the ins and outs but people want to know you, your family.” PeopleKnowsWayWantFirstsHardStatesGovernmentFoundHouseRaceIssuesUnderstoodChiefsPrimariesRanOur FamilySpeakersAccusedState GovernmentHard Way Author:Jim Edgar
“...to befoul the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day.” FirstsWarPeaceTasksCorporationsAnti WarConspiracyAntiwarAlliancesPolitical PowerState GovernmentStatesmanship Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“The compulsory transfer of the [Palestinian] Arabs from the valleys of the proposed Jewish state could give us something which we never had, even when we stood on our own during the days of the first and second Temples. . . We are given an opportunity which we never dared to dream of in our wildest imaginings. This is MORE than a state, government and sovereignty----this is national consolidation in a free homeland.” GivingFirstsStatesDreamGovernmentOpportunityGivenTemplesValleysPalestinianSovereigntyHomelandTransfersState GovernmentCompulsoryConsolidation Author:David