--- title: "2 Jim Sasser Quotes - Famous Politician" description: "James Ralph Sasser was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney from Tennessee. Browse 2 Jim Sasser quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-sasser-49877.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jim Sasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jim-sasser-49877.jpg) # Jim Sasser (1936–2024) Politician United States **2** quotes in **19** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jim Sasser was a politician from the United States. ## Quick Facts About Jim Sasser Born September 30, 1936 Died September 10, 2024 Nationality United States Profession Politician ## About Jim Sasser James Ralph Sasser was an American politician, diplomat, and attorney from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served three terms as a member of the United States Senate from 1977 to 1995, and was Chairman of the United States Senate Committee on the Budget. From 1996 to 1999, during the Clinton administration, he was the United States Ambassador to China. To date, he is the most recent Democratic U.S. senator from Tennessee. ## Quotes by Jim Sasser > [One congressman asked 'I just want to know if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior. The minister looked stunned, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sasser/one-congressman-asked-i-just-want-to-know-if-you-ve-accepted-jesus/) Jim Sasser [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/jim-sasser-106291_accepted_one-congressman-asked-i-just-want-to-kno_2046968.jpg) > [If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sasser/if-you-want-to-treat-china-as-an-enemy-you-have-a-much-better-chance/) Jim Sasser [Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05a/jim-sasser-106291_chance_if-you-want-to-treat-china-as-an-enemy-y_2890600.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sasser/#itemlist", "name": "Jim Sasser Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One congressman asked 'I just want to know if you've accepted Jesus Christ as your personal savior. 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