Henry F. Ashurst quotes
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“When I have to choose between voting for the people or the special interests, I always stick with the special interests. They remember. The people forget.”
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“No man is fit to be a Senator...unless he is willing to surrender his political life for great principle.”
-- Henry F. AshurstSource : "Ashurst, Defeated, Reviews Service, New York Times, p. 18, September 12, 1940.
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“Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented.”
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“Politics is like roller skating. You go partly where you want to go, and partly where the damn things take you.”
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“It is still an open question as to whether mankind or insects shall ultimately inherit the earth. It is my opinion that mankind ... has about a 50-50 chance...”
-- Henry F. AshurstSource : "The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time, August 7, 1939.
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“A speech is entertaining only when serenely detached from all information.”
-- Henry F. AshurstSource : "The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time, August 7, 1939.
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“I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics.”
-- Henry F. AshurstSource : "The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time, June 8, 1962.
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Source : Barbara Boxer's statement on her objection to the certification of Ohio's electoral votes, January 6, 2005.
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“Sawyer was always the Vincent boy worth fighting for. He's the special one.”
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