A biography for Claude Pepperhasn’t been written yet.
“The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed.”
“One has the right to be wrong in a democracy.”
“Life is like riding a bicycle: you don't fall off unless you stop pedaling.”
“If more politicians in this country were thinking about the next generation instead of the next election, it might be better for the United States and the world.”
“Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.”
“A stockbroker urged me to buy a stock that would triple its value every year. I told him, 'At my age, I don't even buy green bananas.'”