I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more profiles of courage than in any other institution that I have ever known.

Quote by Hubert H Humphrey

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Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a...

Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a...

National isolation breeds national neurosis.

National isolation breeds national neurosis.

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

It was once said that the moral test of government is how that government treats...

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in...

Today we know that World War II began not in 1939 or 1941 but in...

Never give up on anybody.

Never give up on anybody.

I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years...

I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years...

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To...

Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To...

The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent...

The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent...

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose...

It is not enough to merely defend democracy. To defend it may be to lose...

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free.

There are incalculable resources in the human spirit, once it has been set free.

Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society.

Unfortunately, our affluent society has also been an effluent society.

This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but...

This, then, is the test we must set for ourselves; not to march alone but...

Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also...

Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also...

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into peoples hearts....

Each of us in our own way can try to spread compassion into peoples hearts....

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...