The essence of statesmanship is not a rigid adherence to the past, but a prudent and probing concern for the future.

Quote by Hubert H Humphrey

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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...

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...

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...

Never answer a question from a farmer.

Never answer a question from a farmer.

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...

Underneath the beautiful exterior there was an element of ruthlessness and toughness that I had...

Underneath the beautiful exterior there was an element of ruthlessness and toughness that I had...

The President is the people's lobbyist.

The President is the people's lobbyist.

Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the...

Each child is an adventure into a better life - an opportunity to change the...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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...