Mark Hatfield Quotes

Our problem is not the lack of knowing; it is the lack of doing. Most people know far more than they think they do

For the Christian man to reason that God does not want him involved in politics because there are too many evil men in government is as insensitive as for a Christian doctor to turn his back on an epidemic because there are too many germs there.

We stand by as children starve by the millions because we lack the will to end hunger. But we have found the will to develop missiles capable of flying over the polar cap and landing within a few hundred feet of their target. This is not innovation. It is a profound distortion of humanity's purpose on earth.

I want to caution that we must not confuse patriotism with blind endorsement of bad policies.