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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Herman E. Talmadge

“Politics is an all-consuming mistress that can destroy your family life, warp your personality, and wreck your health.”

— 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…

— Herman E. Talmadge

“When your appeal depends on an image, you have nothing to fall back on when the image is gone.”

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Herman E. Talmadge

“From 1948 on, the Democratic Party has moved to the left politically and to the north geographically.”

— 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.”

— Herman E. Talmadge

“For some reason, a lot of folks seem to think that until very recently every Southern politician would go home at night,…

— Herman E. Talmadge

“Politicians who are not contemplating early retirement usually find survival more attractive than martyrdom.”

— Herman E. Talmadge

“It's fairly easy to hate a racial or ethnic group in the abstract, but it's a different story when you start dealing…

— Herman E. Talmadge

“I remember Dick Russell used to say to beware of any man who will demagogue behind closed doors.”

— Herman E. Talmadge