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# Hugh Carey

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Hugh Leo Carey was an American politician and attorney of the Democratic Party who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1961 to 1974 and as the 51st governor of New York from 1975 to 1982.

##  Quotes by Hugh Carey

> [All my life, people have been underestimating me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-carey/all-my-life-people-have-been-underestimating-me/)

[Hugh Carey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-carey/)

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> [A mentor long departed told me that the greatest gift in political life, in any life, is to view yourself objectively, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-carey/a-mentor-long-departed-told-me-that-the-greatest-gift-in-political/)

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> [I would like to be remembered as somebody who cared a great deal about people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-carey/i-would-like-to-be-remembered-as-somebody-who-cared-a-great-deal/)

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