Underneath the beautiful exterior there was an element of ruthlessness and toughness that I had trouble either accepting or forgetting.

Quote by Hubert H Humphrey

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To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed.

To be realistic today is to be visionary. To be realistic is to be starry-eyed.

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...

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 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.

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.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on.

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...

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...

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 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.

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.

National isolation breeds national neurosis.

National isolation breeds national neurosis.

Never answer a question from a farmer.

Never answer a question from a farmer.

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...

Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also...

Asia is rich in people, rich in culture and rich in resources. It is also...

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...

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,...

To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as...

To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as...

Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or...

Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or...