The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.
Eugene McCarthy
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.
Eugene McCarthy
It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.
Eugene McCarthy
The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative.