In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears. Things are not only what they are. They are, in very important respects, what they seem to be.

Quote by Hubert H Humphrey

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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.

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of...

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of...

Never give in and never give up.

Never give in and never give up.

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...

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...

There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil...

There are those who say to you - we are rushing this issue of civil...

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

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

American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.

American public opinion is like an ocean, it cannot be stirred by a teaspoon.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

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,...

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

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

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 greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

Fortunately, the time has long passed when people liked to regard the United States as...

Fortunately, the time has long passed when people liked to regard the United States as...

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more...

I have seen in the Halls of Congress more idealism, more humanness, more compassion, more...

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...

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from...

Liberalism, above all, means emancipation - emancipation from one's fears, his inadequacies, from prejudice, from...

I am just mystified by these people telling me I would think Obama was doing...

I am just mystified by these people telling me I would think Obama was doing...

A liberal is a conservative whose conscience is on display

A liberal is a conservative whose conscience is on display