The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.
Everett DirksenLife is not a static thing. The only people who do not change their minds are incompetents in asylums, and those in cemeteries.
Everett DirksenI have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan.
Everett Dirksen