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A good lesson in keeping your perspective is: Take your job seriously but don't take yourself seriously.

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I know the kind of street I'm going down. I know my own strengths and weaknesses.

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I said in a speech out in Peoria that with Jerry in as vice president, the pressures on Nixon to resign would be unbearable. I know that Republicans see 50 House seats flying out the window in 1974.

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I regard myself as a grand juror waiting to hear the evidence from the prosecutor, the Judiciary Committee. I'm diametrically opposed to Nixon and everything he stands for, but I want to see the evidence of high crimes and misdemeanors first.

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You can't assume anything in politics. That's why every Saturday I walk around my district. I talk to the longshoremen in Charlestown. I listen to the people in East Boston and their concern on the airport noise. I walk down to the Star Market in Porter Square, and people tell me about meat prices.

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With Ronald Reagan in the White House, somebody had to look out for those who were not so fortunate. That's where I came in.

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The Reagan program is not working because the program is not fair - and, just as important, because the people themselves know it is not fair.

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I intend to be a strong Speaker. I hope to make some imaginative changes around here.

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Anyone who comes into your office with an idea, and it may be the silliest idea in the world, listen to them and never ridicule them.

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I certainly tried to make the House a more open and effective place, and I believe I succeeded.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: December 9th, 1912

Died: January 5th, 1994

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