20 Quotes by Mo Udall

I think politicians sometimes badly underestimate the true feelings that Americans have for the land.

Many respected economists and statesmen believe our national debt is neither unwieldy nor a dangerous burden on the country. The trouble is that a vast majority of the American people think otherwise.... It violates basic American ideas of thrift and money management. These strong public feelings cannot be ignored forever.

Any change or reform you make is going to have consequence you don't like.

Let's turn inflation over to the post office. That'll slow it down.

I've been through legislation creating a dozen national parks, and there's always the same pattern. When you first propose a park, and you visit the area and present the case to the local people, they threaten to hang you. You go back in five years and they think it's the greatest thing that ever happened.

If nominated, I shall run to Mexico. If elected, I shall fight extradition.

If you can find something everyone agrees on, it’s wrong.

For those of you who don’t understand Reaganomics, it’s based on the principle that the rich and the poor will get the same amount of ice. In Reaganomics, however, the poor get all of theirs in winter.

Let’s turn inflation over to the post office. That’ll slow it down.