The means we use to achieve our objectives in this world define the type of world we are going to live in. (speaking in deliberations prior to the passage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act)

Senator Charles H. Percy

Charles Harting "Chuck" Percy (September 27, 1919–September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964. In 1966, he was elected to the United States Senate from Illinois as a Republican; he served for three terms (18 years) until 1985, when he was defeated by Paul Simon. He was mentioned as a GOP presidential hopeful from 1968 through 1988. During his Senate career, where he served as Percy concentrated on business and foreign relations and headed the powerful Foreign Relations Committee. (Wikipedia and Chicago Tribune)

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