American politics Quote by John Anderson

“There are a dozen books about McCarthy. Yet there is no biography of the senator who had the backbone to stand up to him…

— David McCullough

Senator McCarthy's reckless and unfounded attempt to impugn my loyalty is just one more example of his typical tactic of attempting to tie up…

— Edward R. Murrow

Eugene McCarthy is definitely an inspiration to me as a Democrat and as someone going to the university. It is definitely important to me.

— Vanessa L. Williams

“Of the things I had not known when I started out, I think the most important was the degree to which the legacy of…

— David Halberstam

There is a hate layer of opinion and emotion in America. There will be other McCarthys to come who will be hailed as its…

— Max Lerner

Our platform is crafted by Democrats but it is not about partisanship, its about pragmatism.

— Cory Booker

The Republicans have a me too candidate running on a yes but platform, advised by a has been staff.

— Adlai Stevenson

“Each party has a platform--a pre-fixed menu of beliefs making up its worldview. The candidate can choose one of the two platforms, but remember:…

— Jon Stewart

I'm not Cormac McCarthy, but I can get my point across in a thousand words.

— Duff McKagan

I knew that if we were going to actually defeat Harry Reid, we had to have a candidate who would offer a sharp policy…

— Sharron Angle

Not even Sen. [Joseph] McCarthy was able to repress ideas he opposed as effectively as Harvard's hiring committees have suppressed the conservative viewpoints they…

— David Horowitz

“I wondered...if there should be anything wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy (Republican) of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.”

— Ernest Hemingway