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Amory Houghton: “George Romney used to describe friends of his as "a great human." Ed was a great human. He had an impact on all of us…”

On the recordJanuary 11, 1995
George Romney used to describe friends of his as "a great human." Ed was a great human. He had an impact on all of us here; whether it was, as the gentleman from Illinois mentioned, consensus building or whatever, he recognized and emulated those great human qualities which I would like to feel we all aspire to. But another thing, President Eisenhower used to have on his desk a saying that said, "Suaviter in modo fortiter in re." That means, "Softly in manner, strongly in deed." That is what Ed represented. We talk, we show our emotion on a variety of different issues, but Ed was always interested in the deed rather than the emotion or the show. I would like to feel that as he was trying to build sort of a family-friendly Agriculture Department atmosphere, down here we are trying to build a citizen-friendly atmosphere. I hope he would be proud of us.
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Amory Houghton
Republican · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Paying tribute to Ed Madigan's contributions as Secretary of Agriculture and a member of the House.

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