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Eugene McCarthy Quotes
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Famous Eugene McCarthy Quotations
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Eugene Joseph "Gene" McCarthy (March 29, 1916-December 10, 2005) was an American politician, poet, and a long-time member of the United States Congress from Minnesota. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the U.S. Senate from 1959 to 1971
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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. Eugene McCarthy »
- It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember. Eugene McCarthy »
- Saying we should keep the two-party political system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was a success because a few people survived on life rafts. Eugene McCarthy »
- The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty. Eugene McCarthy »
- This is, I say, the time for all good men not to go to the aid of their party, but to come to the aid of their country. Eugene McCarthy »
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