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Quotes by 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.
  • 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.
  • The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.
  • It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
  • 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.