Political Quotes

“I too rise to talk about our friend and former colleague to many in this body, Senator Harlan Mathews. It was touching yesterday to be at a funeral service where so many people he had mentored stood and talked in conversation around the gathering we attended about the great mentorship he provided. There is no greater legacy any of us can provide than to set an example for other people and to create opportunities for other people coming along. I want to join the senior Senator, who I know served with him while he was Governor. I had the great opportunity to get to know him as a new and young commissioner of finance in our State, an appointed job, and no one--no one--was kinder to me than former Senator Harlan Mathews, who has been involved in so many great things that have happened in our State. His wife Pat complimented him in an extraordinary way, saying I think one of his greatest attributes was his constantly saying: You know, so much can happen in this world if no one cares who takes the credit. I think he was a quiet force for good in our State and a quiet force for good in our country. So many of the things that caused him to be the kind of person he was are things that many of us could emulate and cause the Senate and our country to function much better than it does now.…”