Political Quotes

“all of us probably have had, if we were lucky, a few talented people who have inspired us or guided us in the early part of our careers and whose influence helped make us what we are today. One of those special people in my life was Thomas H. Watkins, the managing partner of the law firm I joined in Jackson, MS when I graduated from law school. He died on May 1, at 83 years of age. Because of a stroke he had suffered in 1978, the same year I was elected to the Senate, he had been unable to speak or practice law for the last 16 years of his life. He was a brilliant lawyer with impeccably good judgment. He was respected by all who know him. In our State his advice and counsel were sought by local and State government officials and a large number of business and individual clients. It was my very good fortune to have had the opportunity of working in his firm for 7 years, from 1965 until my election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972. I learned so much from him. He set a wonderful example, and I admired him tremendously. He was the epitome of dependability, integrity, and propriety.”