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

Quote by Hubert H Humphrey

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Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man.

Freedom is the most contagious virus known to man.

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

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

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...

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name...

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Never give in and never give up.

Never give in and never give up.

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...

The President is the people's lobbyist.

The President is the people's lobbyist.

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who,...

There is in every American, I think, something of the old Daniel Boone - who,...

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...

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.

The impersonal hand of government can never replace the helping hand of a neighbor.

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

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

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,...

The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out...

The difference between hearsay and prophecy is often one of sequence. Hearsay often turns out...

Never answer a question from a farmer.

Never answer a question from a farmer.

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

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

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...