--- title: "2 Brock Adams Quotes - Famous Politician (Transportation policy for a changing America)" description: "American lawyer, politician (1927-2004). Browse 2 Brock Adams quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b123/author-brock-adams-110322.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Brock Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b123/author-brock-adams-110322.jpg) # Brock Adams (1927–2004) Politician United States **2** quotes in **32** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Brock Adams was a politician from the United States, best known for *Transportation policy for a changing America*. ## Quick Facts About Brock Adams Born January 13, 1927 Died September 10, 2004 Nationality United States Profession Politician Notable works Transportation policy for a changing America ## About Brock Adams Brockman Adams was an American lawyer and politician. A Democratic Party member from the state of Washington, Adams served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington for U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1964, a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Washington's 7th congressional district from 1965 to 1977, the 5th United States Secretary of Transportation from 1977 to 1979, and a member of the United States Senate. He was forced to retire in January 1993 due to public and widespread sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape allegations. ## Quotes by Brock Adams > [I honor Earth First for having the guts to do the things they do. It's not for me, but I understand why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brock-adams/i-honor-earth-first-for-having-the-guts-to-do-the-things-they-do-it-s/) [Brock Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brock-adams/) [Earth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/brock-adams-110322_earth_i-honor-earth-first-for-having-the-guts_287916.jpg) > [All over the world, there are libraries of a sort. They are among the most beautiful places on the earth, and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brock-adams/all-over-the-world-there-are-libraries-of-a-sort-they-are-among-the/) [Brock Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brock-adams/) [Ancient](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ancient/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e64/brock-adams-110322_ancient_all-over-the-world-there-are-libraries-o_369947.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brock-adams/#itemlist", "name": "Brock Adams Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I honor Earth First for having the guts to do the things they do. It's not for me, but I understand why they do what they do. 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