Political Quotes

“I just want to summarize, to say I understand particularly that the conservative wing of the Republican party has been dissatisfied lately. They used to be dissatisfied with the Democrats, they were dissatisfied with the President. Now they are dissatisfied with their leadership, and I think they are beginning to show dissatisfaction with the American people. The American people are not quite as willing as they are to see the government dismantled. Yes, people have criticisms of the government in general, but the people show more support for particular programs than is popular with some over there. That is why the gentleman from Pennsylvania talked witheringly about the people being bought off and locking these in, and I say to my friends on the other side, the response when they think the majority is no longer as supportive of their philosophy as they once were is to try to talk them back into being on their side. It is not to change the rules so that the country becomes structurally less democratic than it was the day before.”