42 Quotes by Edward Brooke

The polarization of Congress; the decline of civility; and the rise of attack politics in the 1980s, the 1990s, and the early years of the new century are a blot on our political system and a disservice to the American people.

The member of Congress who forgets his constituents' needs usually serves only one term.

Once bitten, you seldom lose the political bug.

To stand still is to regress.

I deplored a system that made it more profitable not to work than to work. I wanted to help change all that.

Historically we have rejected extremism on the left and the right. Centrism is the right course for America.

In elective politics, it's up or out. You go up the ladder, or you get out of the game.

America is the only country in the world that classifies as Negro any person who has one drop of African blood in his or her veins.

Election victories are a harvest. You plant the seed. For months or years, you water and tend them. In the election season, you reap the harvest.