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A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: About Billion Here Money Pretty Real Soon Talking You

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The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: Compassion Heart Match Mind Persuasion

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I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.

~Everett Dirksen

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There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: Come Force Idea Powerful Time Whose

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When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: Bodies Both He House Member Moves Over Raises Senate Iq

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We have been through this is biennial convulsion four or five different times over the past 10 or 12 years, and now it appears that we are going through this quiet agony all over again.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: Again Agony Appears Been Different Different Times Five Four Going Now Over Past Quiet Through Times Years

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During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this or that question if he is elected except the candidate; he's too busy wondering what he'll do if he isn't elected.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: Busy Campaign Candidate Concerned Elected Everyone Except He Political Political Campaign Question Too Will Wondering

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But the basic difficulty still remains: It is the expansion of Federal power, about which I wish to express my alarm. How easily we embrace such business.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: About Alarm Basic Business Difficulty Easily Embrace Expansion Express Federal How Power Remains Still Which Wish I Wish

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We are becoming so accustomed to millions and billions of dollars that 'thousands' has almost passed out of the dictionary.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: Accustomed Almost Becoming Billions Billions Of Dollars Dictionary Dollars Millions Out Passed Thousands

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When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds and desires of those who dwell there.

~Everett Dirksen

Topics: Any Community Desires Done Dwell Hearts Minds Real Said Strength Those Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 4th, 1896

Died: September 7th, 1969

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