I have spent my career trying to get Congressmen to spend the people's money as if it were their own. But I have failed.
William ProxmirePower always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.
William ProxmireThe biggest danger for a politician is to shake hands with a man who is physically stronger, has been drinking, and is voting for the other guy.
William Proxmire