The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour.

Quote by Hubert H Humphrey

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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.

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

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

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.

The President is the people's lobbyist.

The President is the people's lobbyist.

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.

Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make...

Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make...

Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that...

Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that...