Political Quotes

“One of my distinct pleasures in serving for 38 years in this body has been to work with the dean of the House, Mr. John Dingell. Throughout our almost four decades of serving the people of our respective districts and those of our Nation, my respect and sincere appreciation for this son of Michigan has only grown each and every day. Few, if any, who have served here in the people's House over the last nearly 60 years would have a different view of the worth and of the value of John Dingell's contributions to the day-to-day work of this distinguished body. In fact, Representative Dingell's vast legacy will assuredly be the legions of Members and staff who have learned so many lasting lessons of leadership under John's tutelage. Basic, fundamental, timeless lessons on how to get the people's business done were always at the ready for any Member to partake in and adopt for their own future use. All of us can remember times when Big John felt it appropriate, timely, and beneficial to just gently impose one of his lessons on Members, even on this body as a whole, if he felt it would move our country forward. First and foremost, John Dingell has always valued good, old- fashioned trust. He sees a person's word as his bond--a bond that never shifts even in the strongest political winds. In John's playbook, loyalty, particularly loyalty to principles, is a powerful force that can move the entire country forward.…”