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

Topics: Hubert H Humphrey Quotes

We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.

We believe that to err is human. To blame it on someone else is politics.

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a...

A politician never forgets the precarious nature of elective life. We have never established a...

It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do...

It is not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do...

Here we are the way politics ought to be in America; the politics of happiness,...

Here we are the way politics ought to be in America; the politics of happiness,...

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

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

If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much...

If there is dissatisfaction with the status quo, good. If there is ferment, so much...

The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road...

The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road...

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...

We cannot use a double standard for measuring our own and other people's policies. Our...

We cannot use a double standard for measuring our own and other people's policies. Our...

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...

I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did...

I learned more about the economy from one South Dakota dust storm that I did...

We are in danger of making our cities places where business goes on but where...

We are in danger of making our cities places where business goes on but where...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one.

The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one.

There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law...

There are not enough jails, not enough police, not enough courts to enforce a law...

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.

Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.