Political Quotes

“It is nice to follow my colleagues from Maryland in tribute to a man that we all loved who was indeed Mr. Maryland. Whoever thought you could love a tax collector, but that was Louie Goldstein. He was our tax collector, and everybody did love him. Whether they were Independents, whether they were Republicans, whether they were Democrats, they were all citizens of Maryland and all good folk, as far as Louie was concerned. I first met Louie Goldstein when I was in the State legislature serving with the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) when he was speaker. I was on the Appropriations Committee and, indeed, Louie would come in and he would give us his estimate about what was happening with regard to the finances of the State. It was interesting how he could point to any one of the members of that committee, and he could remember and he could reveal anecdotes about their background, about their lives, about the district that they represented, an incredible memory, the kind of memory that we in public service only wish that we had, where we could remember everything about all of the people with whom we work.”