We have been through this is biennial convulsion four or five different times over the past 10 or 12 years, and now it appears that we are going through this quiet agony all over again.

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When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ...

When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ...

There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

But the basic difficulty still remains: It is the expansion of Federal power, about which...

But the basic difficulty still remains: It is the expansion of Federal power, about which...

During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this...

During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this...

We are becoming so accustomed to millions and billions of dollars that housands has almost...

We are becoming so accustomed to millions and billions of dollars that housands has almost...

During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this...

During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this...

The oil can is mightier than the sword.

The oil can is mightier than the sword.

When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is...

When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is...

I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to...

I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to...

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Managing an advertising agency isn't all beer and skittles. After fourteen years of it, I...

Managing an advertising agency isn't all beer and skittles. After fourteen years of it, I...

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

Important principles may and must be inflexible.

I'm not after fame and success and fortune and power. It's mostly [that I want]...

I'm not after fame and success and fortune and power. It's mostly [that I want]...

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried...

Sir, I wish to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

To stand upon ramparts and die for our principles is heroic, but to sally forth...

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of...

The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of...

This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. Its...

This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. Its...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...