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> [When the concept of Social Security came before the House, every Republican but one voted against it. Had it not been for the Democrats, Social Security would never have passed, and our older people would not have this great support…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/when-the-concept-of-social-security-came-before-the-house-every/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

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## More by Sam Rayburn

> [Dont try to go too fast. Learn your job. Dont ever talk until you know what youre talking about. If you want to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/dont-try-to-go-too-fast-learn-your-job-dont-ever-talk-until-you-know/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/a-jackass-can-kick-a-barn-down-but-it-takes-a-carpenter-to-build-one/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [Don't try to go too fast. Learn your job. Don't ever talk until you know what you're talking about... If you want to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/don-t-try-to-go-too-fast-learn-your-job-don-t-ever-talk-until-you/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [No one has a finer command of language than the person who keeps his mouth shut.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/no-one-has-a-finer-command-of-language-than-the-person-who-keeps-his/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [If a man has common sense, he has all the sense there is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/if-a-man-has-common-sense-he-has-all-the-sense-there-is/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [A damn independent boy; independent as a hog on ice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/a-damn-independent-boy-independent-as-a-hog-on-ice/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [“Any jackass can kick down a barn. It takes a carpenter to build on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/any-jackass-can-kick-down-a-barn-it-takes-a-carpenter-to-build-on/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/any-jackass-can-kick-down-a-barn-but-it-takes-a-good-carpenter-to/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [There's no education in the second kick of a mule](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/there-s-no-education-in-the-second-kick-of-a-mule/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [When you get too big a majority, you're immediately in trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/when-you-get-too-big-a-majority-you-re-immediately-in-trouble/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/too-many-critics-mistake-the-deliberations-of-the-congress-for-its/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [Any man who will cheat for you will cheat against you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/any-man-who-will-cheat-for-you-will-cheat-against-you/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [Poverty only tries men's souls. It is loneliness that breaks the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/poverty-only-tries-men-s-souls-it-is-loneliness-that-breaks-the-heart/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [They may be just as intelligent as you say. But I'd feel a helluva lot better if just one of them had ever run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/they-may-be-just-as-intelligent-as-you-say-but-i-d-feel-a-helluva-lot/)

[Sam Rayburn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rayburn/)

> [The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rayburn/the-real-actor-has-a-direct-line-to-the-collective-heart/)

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