Elders Quote by Eugene McCarthy

I'm kind of an accidental instrument, really, through which I hope that the judgment and the will of this nation can be expressed.

— Eugene McCarthy

Whatever is morally necessary must be made politically possible.

— Eugene McCarthy

Let us pick up again these lost strands and weave them again into the fabric of America, sort out the music from the sounds…

— Eugene McCarthy

Broken things are powerful."Things about to break are stronger still.The last shot from the brittle bow is truest.

— Eugene McCarthy

Have you ever tried to split sawdust?

— Eugene McCarthy

In politics one may remain aloof and become irrelevant or get involved and get corrupted.

— Eugene McCarthy

We do not need presidents who are bigger than the country, but rather ones who speak for it and support it.

— Eugene McCarthy

The polls show that 10 percent of the public are ready to vote for me even though they don't know I'm running. We hope…

— Eugene McCarthy

We don't declare war any more; we declare national defense.

— Eugene McCarthy

Never say anything in a national campaign that anyone might remember.

— Eugene McCarthy

One thing about a pig, he thinks he's warm if his nose is warm. I saw a bunch of pigs one time that had…

— Eugene McCarthy