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> [It's like going into the Senate. You know, the first time you get there, you're all excited, 'My God, how did I ever get here?' Then, about six months later, you say, 'How the hell did the rest of them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gravel/it-s-like-going-into-the-senate-you-know-the-first-time-you-get-there/)

[Mike Gravel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gravel/)

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## More by Mike Gravel

> [I’m sure a lot of you have tripped out on alcohol. It’s a lot safer to do it on marijuana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gravel/i-m-sure-a-lot-of-you-have-tripped-out-on-alcohol-it-s-a-lot-safer-to/)

[Mike Gravel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gravel/)

> [The entire deaths of Vietnam died in vain. And they're dying in vain right this very second. And you know what's worse than a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gravel/the-entire-deaths-of-vietnam-died-in-vain-and-they-re-dying-in-vain/)

[Mike Gravel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gravel/)

> [Something is monitoring the planet. And they are monitoring it very cautiously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gravel/something-is-monitoring-the-planet-and-they-are-monitoring-it-very/)

[Mike Gravel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gravel/)

> [We have become a nation ruled by fear. Since the end of the Second World War, various political leaders have fostered fear in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gravel/we-have-become-a-nation-ruled-by-fear-since-the-end-of-the-second/)

[Mike Gravel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gravel/)

> [It's like going into the Senate. You know, the first time you get there, you're all excited, 'My God, how did I ever get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gravel/it-s-like-going-into-the-senate-you-know-the-first-time-you-get-there/)

[Mike Gravel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gravel/)

> [“It is clearer and clearer to me that life is not held sacred in this country; it is cheap.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-gravel/it-is-clearer-and-clearer-to-me-that-life-is-not-held-sacred-in-this/)

[Mike Gravel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-gravel/)

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