Stronger than all the armies is an idea thats time has come. ... The time has come for equality of opportunity in sharing in government, in education, and in employment. It will not be stayed or denied. It is here! — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
Whatever the color of a man's skin, we are all mankind. So every denial of freedom, of equal opportunity for a livelihood, or for an education, diminishes me. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
The U.S. Senate - an old scow which doesn't move very fast, but never sinks. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
Stronger than all the armies is an idea thats time has come. ... The time has come for equality of opportunity in sharing in… — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this or that question if he is elected except the… — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
“We have two parties here, and only two. One is the evil party, and the other is the stupid party. Occasionally, the two parties… — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
Dirksen's Three Laws of Politics: 1. Get elected. 2. Get re-elected. 3. Don't get mad, get even. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
We are becoming so accustomed to millions and billions of dollars that housands has almost passed out of the dictionary. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
We have been through this biennial convulsion four or five different times over the past 10 or 12 years, and now it appears that… — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
