Eugene McCarthy

“The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative.”

“It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.”

“The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.”

“I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel.”

“Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.”

“No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins.”

“Have you ever tried to split sawdust?”