--- title: "4 Mickey Edwards Quotes - Famous Politician (The parties versus the people)" description: "Marvin Henry \"Mickey\" Edwards is an American politician who was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Oklahoma's 5th congres..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mickey-edwards-67769.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Mickey Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mickey-edwards-67769.jpg) # Mickey Edwards (1937) Politician United States **4** quotes in **71** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Mickey Edwards is a politician from the United States, best known for *The parties versus the people*. ## Quick Facts About Mickey Edwards Born July 12, 1937 Nationality United States Profession Politician Notable works The parties versus the people Spouse Lisa Reagan ## About Mickey Edwards Marvin Henry "Mickey" Edwards is an American politician who was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Oklahoma's 5th congressional district from 1977 to 1993. ## Quotes by Mickey Edwards > [It's easy to talk about our system not functioning. It's actually functioning exactly the way we've designed it to function by giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-edwards/it-s-easy-to-talk-about-our-system-not-functioning-it-s-actually/) Mickey Edwards [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/mickey-edwards-68213_easy_it-s-easy-to-talk-about-our-system-not-f_710771.jpg) > [I would like to see a contribution-free election that permitted the people to vote as opposed to corporations. There really ought to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-edwards/i-would-like-to-see-a-contribution-free-election-that-permitted-the/) Mickey Edwards [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/mickey-edwards-68213_citizens_i-would-like-to-see-a-contribution-free_2263364.jpg) > [As presidential authority expands, and the role of Congress diminishes, the American people continue to lose control over their government. Today's assertions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-edwards/as-presidential-authority-expands-and-the-role-of-congress-diminishes/) Mickey Edwards [American people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-people/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71c/mickey-edwards-68213_american-people_as-presidential-authority-expands-and-th_2476922.jpg) > [The Supreme Court's 1947 decision which introduced the wall of separation between church and state 'has fueled a movement to sterilize anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-edwards/the-supreme-court-s-1947-decision-which-introduced-the-wall-of/) Mickey Edwards [Christian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a94/mickey-edwards-68213_christian_the-supreme-court-s-1947-decision-which_3139452.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-edwards/#itemlist", "name": "Mickey Edwards Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's easy to talk about our system not functioning. It's actually functioning exactly the way we've designed it to function by giving so much power to the political parties, which all of our, you know, leading founders - Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison - all said don't create political parties like the ones we have now. We did it, and we're paying a very high price for it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mickey Edwards" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-edwards/it-s-easy-to-talk-about-our-system-not-functioning-it-s-actually/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/mickey-edwards-68213_easy_it-s-easy-to-talk-about-our-system-not-f_710771.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/mickey-edwards-68213_easy_it-s-easy-to-talk-about-our-system-not-f_710771.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/mickey-edwards-68213_easy_it-s-easy-to-talk-about-our-system-not-f_710771.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's easy to talk about our system not functioning. It's actually functioning exactly the way we've designed…” — Mickey Edwards", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would like to see a contribution-free election that permitted the people to vote as opposed to corporations. There really ought to be no money in the system except what an individual voter or citizen contributes out of his or her own pocket.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mickey Edwards" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-edwards/i-would-like-to-see-a-contribution-free-election-that-permitted-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/mickey-edwards-68213_citizens_i-would-like-to-see-a-contribution-free_2263364.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/mickey-edwards-68213_citizens_i-would-like-to-see-a-contribution-free_2263364.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/mickey-edwards-68213_citizens_i-would-like-to-see-a-contribution-free_2263364.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I would like to see a contribution-free election that permitted the people to vote as opposed to…” — Mickey Edwards", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As presidential authority expands, and the role of Congress diminishes, the American people continue to lose control over their government. Today's assertions of executive power are indeed a nightmare and Peter Shane's extremely readable and well-informed book describes this disturbing transformation in frightening detail. For anybody who cares about our constitutional system of protected liberties, this book is indispensable. I couldn't put it down and grew angrier, and more concerned, with every page.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mickey Edwards" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-edwards/as-presidential-authority-expands-and-the-role-of-congress-diminishes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71c/mickey-edwards-68213_american-people_as-presidential-authority-expands-and-th_2476922.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71c/mickey-edwards-68213_american-people_as-presidential-authority-expands-and-th_2476922.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71c/mickey-edwards-68213_american-people_as-presidential-authority-expands-and-th_2476922.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As presidential authority expands, and the role of Congress diminishes, the American people continue to lose…” — Mickey Edwards", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Supreme Court's 1947 decision which introduced the wall of separation between church and state 'has fueled a movement to sterilize anything in American public life from religion.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mickey Edwards" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-edwards/the-supreme-court-s-1947-decision-which-introduced-the-wall-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a94/mickey-edwards-68213_christian_the-supreme-court-s-1947-decision-which_3139452.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a94/mickey-edwards-68213_christian_the-supreme-court-s-1947-decision-which_3139452.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a94/mickey-edwards-68213_christian_the-supreme-court-s-1947-decision-which_3139452.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Supreme Court's 1947 decision which introduced the wall of separation between church and state 'has…” — Mickey Edwards", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-edwards/#person", "name": "Mickey Edwards", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-edwards/", "image": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mickey-edwards-67769.jpg" }, { "@type": "ProfilePage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-edwards/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-edwards/", "name": "Mickey Edwards", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-edwards/#person" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/mickey-edwards-68213_easy_it-s-easy-to-talk-about-our-system-not-f_710771.jpg" }, "description": "Marvin Henry \"Mickey\" Edwards is an American politician who was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving Oklahoma's 5th congres...", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-edwards/#breadcrumb" } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-edwards/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Authors", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/authors/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Mickey Edwards", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-edwards/" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```