Political Quotes

“I wrote down the plaintive cries from my friends on the other side of the aisle: never seen the Senate work this way. I say to my friend, the distinguished senior Member of this body, Senator Byrd, who has a fine memory, we have memories. Now, there are 10 Senators here who may not, but we remember, on a multitude of issues when we were in the minority, when we had no opportunity to debate anything or to offer amendments on anything. One of the other words issued was 'astonished.' Mr. President, we are in the U.S. Senate. Anyone with any memory whatsoever understands how we were treated before, but when I became the majority leader, I said that I believed in the Golden Rule. I said I would treat people the way I want to be treated, that this is not any time to retaliate. In fact, I have followed the Golden Rule.”