Once a man holds public office he is absolutely no good for honest work.

I don't think you can make a lawyer honest by an act of legislature. You've got to work on his conscience. And his lack of conscience is what makes him a lawyer.

This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby holds a hammer

So let's be honest with ourselves and not take ourselves too serious, and never condemn the other fellow for doing what we are doing every day, only in a different way

Political elections are a good deal like marriages, there's no accounting for anyone's taste

While the Republicans are smart enough to make money, the Democrats are smart enough to get into office every two or three times a century to take it away from them.