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> [“Blacks and whites in the South have had to learn to live together in a new way. Up north, they're getting acquainted for the first time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/blacks-and-whites-in-the-south-have-had-to-learn-to-live-together-in/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

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## More by Herman E. Talmadge

> [“Living in New York City was worse than being in combat. People were herded about like cattle and always seemed in a godawful rush…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/living-in-new-york-city-was-worse-than-being-in-combat-people-were/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“Down South we've always believed that if a man had intellectual abilities, they would show through on their own without his having to brag…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/down-south-we-ve-always-believed-that-if-a-man-had-intellectual/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“I've always felt that the best way to get rid of any enemy is to make a friend of him. It's a policy that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/i-ve-always-felt-that-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-any-enemy-is-to-make/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [ “Many men have a passion for food or drink or sex or making money. For Lyndon \[Johnson\] it was politics. It was his natural… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/many-men-have-a-passion-for-food-or-drink-or-sex-or-making-money-for/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“By the time Papa came on the scene, Georgia had regained self-government and was bound and determined to keep it, despite the best efforts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/by-the-time-papa-came-on-the-scene-georgia-had-regained-self/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“Politics is an all-consuming mistress that can destroy your family life, warp your personality, and wreck your health.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/politics-is-an-all-consuming-mistress-that-can-destroy-your-family/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“It's a funny thing about roads, though. You can hardly ever make them pay off. Say you've got ten roads that need paving, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/it-s-a-funny-thing-about-roads-though-you-can-hardly-ever-make-them/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“When your appeal depends on an image, you have nothing to fall back on when the image is gone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/when-your-appeal-depends-on-an-image-you-have-nothing-to-fall-back-on/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“The problem with trying to leave politics is that once it gets in your blood, it can be like a narcotic. You know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/the-problem-with-trying-to-leave-politics-is-that-once-it-gets-in/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“When I see some over-dressed yuppie wearing suspenders today, I just smile and think that in some things Papa was ahead of his time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/when-i-see-some-over-dressed-yuppie-wearing-suspenders-today-i-just/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“To this day it's hard to believe that a politician as smart as Dick Nixon could have allowed something that stupid to happen. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/to-this-day-it-s-hard-to-believe-that-a-politician-as-smart-as-dick/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“Even though the voters were overwhelmingly in favor of the three-dollar tag, the highway department wasn't about to get off the public tit without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/even-though-the-voters-were-overwhelmingly-in-favor-of-the-three/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“Blacks and whites in the South have had to learn to live together in a new way. Up north, they're getting acquainted for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/blacks-and-whites-in-the-south-have-had-to-learn-to-live-together-in/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“From 1948 on, the Democratic Party has moved to the left politically and to the north geographically.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/from-1948-on-the-democratic-party-has-moved-to-the-left-politically/)

[Herman E. Talmadge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herman-e-talmadge/)

> [“They may buy victory more discreetly in this day and age, but then the ante is a hell of a lot higher.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herman-e-talmadge/they-may-buy-victory-more-discreetly-in-this-day-and-age-but-then-the/)

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