At first I intended to become a student of the Senate rules and I did learn much about them, but I soon found that the Senate hadbut one fixed rule, subject to exceptions of course, which was to the effect that the Senate would do anything it wanted to do whenever it wanted to do it.

There is no substitute for a militant freedom.

Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.

What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.

The business of the country is business.

If we judge ourselves only by our aspirations and everyone else only their conduct we shall soon reach a very false conclusion.

Few people are lacking in capacity, but they fail because they are lacking in application.