50 Quotes by Eugene McCarthy

This is, I say, the time for all good men not to go to the aid of their party, but to come to the aid of their country.

One thing about a pig, he thinks he's warm if his nose is warm. I saw a bunch of pigs one time that had frozen together in a rosette, each one's nose tucked under the rump of the one in front. We have a lot of pigs in politics.

Broken things are powerful."Things about to break are stronger still.The last shot from the brittle bow is truest.

If any of you are secret poets, the best way to break into print is to run for the presidency,

If you're in the penaut business you learn to think small.

The difference between Carter and [Ted] Kennedy: Carter has this vague religion which he believes in strongly, while Kennedy has this strong religion which he believes in vaguely.

The function of liberal Republicans is to shoot the wounded after battle.

There is a long-standing tradition in America of scoffing at poets, especially if they show any interest in politics.

I would not want to put him in charge of snake control in Ireland.