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5 Everett Dirksen Quotes

Everett Dirksen delivers sharp, witty commentary on power, politics and loyalty.

Everett Dirksen quotes

  1. Stronger than all the armies is an idea thats time has come.

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  2. I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.

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  3. When I face an issue of great import that cleaves both constituents and colleagues, I always take the same approach. I engage in deep deliberation and quiet contemplation. I wait to the last available minute and then I always vote with the losers. Because, my friend, the winners never remember and the losers never forget.

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  4. Some of my friends support the measure, and some of my friends oppose it. I support my friends.

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  5. 'A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you're talking real money.'

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