50 Quotes by Eugene McCarthy

The polls show that 10 percent of the public are ready to vote for me even though they don’t know I’m running. We hope that figure won’t drop when they learn I’m in the race.

We don’t declare war any more; we declare national defense.

Vote against anything introduced with a “re” in it, especially reforms, reorganizations, and recodifications. This usually means going back to something that failed once and is likely to do so again.

I’m kind of an accidental instrument, really, through which I hope that the judgment and the will of this nation can be expressed.

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