The breath of life of the Senate is, of course, continuity,

Congress has a deep, vested interest in its own inefficiency.

Decades of the seniority rule had conferred influence in the Senate not on men who broke new ground but on men who were careful not to.

There’s no stronger bulwark of sound conservatism than the evangelical church, and no better place to make friends who’ll help you to gain your rightful place in the community than in your own church-home!

Yesterday's adaptations are today's routines.

The status quo sucks.