Congress Quote by Robert M. Gates
“Congress is best viewed from a distance—the farther the better—because up close, it is truly ugly,”
“Congress is best viewed from a distance—the farther the better—because up close, it is truly ugly,”
![“Congress has scarcely any thing to employ them, and complain that the place [Washington, D.C.] is remarkably dull.” quote by Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a43/thomas-jefferson-43_complaining_congress-has-scarcely-any-thing-to-emplo_3219023.jpg)
![“I can't imagine that I would be asked that by the president-elect [Donald Trump], or then-president [Barack Obama]. But it's - I'm very clear. I voted for the change that put the Army Field Manual in place as a member of Congress. I understand that law very, very quickly and am also deeply aware…” quote by James Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/761/james-mattis-9515_army_i-can-t-imagine-that-i-would-be-asked-th_3990.jpg)
![“As the longest serving Independent in the history of the United States Congress, as somebody who came into office by defeating an incumbent Democratic mayor in Burlington, Vermont, I know something about third party politics. And I respect Jill [Stein].” quote by Bernie Sanders](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/94c/bernie-sanders-233_congress_as-the-longest-serving-independent-in-th_10777.jpg)
