122 Quotes by Henry Hyde

Yes, there have been old and senile members, but that's the price you pay for letting the people choose their representatives. The elitism that says they don't know what they're doing is very troubling.

We fulfilled our oath of office to discharge our duty according to the Constitution and when elected officials do that, democracy works,

... withhold making any decision on whether or not to vote on articles of impeachment against President Clinton until the Judiciary Committee has reported any such articles.

When all the distractions and diversions have been made, at the end of it all we're about one mighty task, and that's vindicating the rule of law, ... Therefore, it's very important that we don't get sidetracked by attempts to cut deals or cry wolf about partisanship, but keep our eye on the ball.

We might have to streamline and consolidate some of these charges, but we have no present intention of dropping any,

We think it would be helpful to hear from the president and we'd like to participate in any fair examination of him,

We went over a series of suggested redactions concerning personal data, irrelevancies embarrassing things that have no relation to the subject of what we're looking at, ... It's laborious, but we made a lot of progress.

As the Postal Service has evolved, I have become increasingly concerned about its uncertain antitrust status, ... As we go forward, I believe that we must re-examine the continued viability of the Postal Service's antitrust immunity if it is to compete against private businesses.

Do we still have a government of laws and not of men? Does the law apply to some people with force and ferocity while the powerful are immune? Do we have one set of laws for the officers and another for the enlisted? Should we? These are but a few questions these hearings are intended to explore.