Quotes by Eugene McCarthy

• The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative.
• The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.
• It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
• No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins.
• Have you ever tried to split sawdust?
• Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
• I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel.