List of Margaret Chase Smith Quotes

I Believe That In Our Constant Search For Security We Can Never Gain Any Peace Of Mind Until We Secure Our Own Soul.

I Always Try To Think Before I Talk.

My Basic Rule Is To Speak Slowly And Simply So That My Audience Has An Opportunity To Follow And Think About What I Am Saying.

As Long As There Are Big Corporations, There Will Be Big Unions. The Economic Power Of Big Business Will Be Matched By The Economic Power Of The Big Unions.

And This I Do Believe Above All, Especially In Times Of Greater Discouragement, That I Must Believe-that I Must Believe In My Fellow People-that I Must Believe In Myself-that I Must Believe In God-if Life Is To Have Any Meaning.

I Speak As Briefly As Possible Because Too Much Harm Has Already Been Done With Irresponsible Words Of Bitterness And Selfish Political Opportunism. I Speak As Simply As Possible Because The Issue Is Too Great To Be Obscured By Eloquence. I Speak Simply And Briefly In The Hope That My Words Will Be Taken To Heart.

I Am Running Against No One. I'd Like To Be President. I Think My Experience And My Record Are Greater Than Any Other Candidate Or Any Other Of The Unannounced Candidates. It's A Real Challenge, And That's One Of The Paramount Things. When People Keep Telling You That You Can't Do A Thing, You Kind Of Like To Try It.

Surely The United States Senate Is Big Enough To Take Self-criticism And Self-appraisal. Surely We Should Be Able To Take The Same Kind Of Character Attacks That We "dish Out" To Outsiders.

Greatness Is Not Manifested By Unlimited Pragmatism, Which Places Such A High Premium On The End Justifying Any Means And Any Methods

Every Human Being Is Entitled To Courtesy And Consideration. Constructive Criticism Is Not Only To Be Expected But Sought.

The Senate Has Been Debased To The Level Of A Forum Of Hate And Character Assassination Sheltered By The Shield Of Congressional Immunity.

Strength, The American Way, Is Not Manifested By Threats Of Criminal Prosecution Or Police State Methods. Leadership Is Not Manifested By Coercion, Even Against The Resented. Greatness Is Not Manifested By Unlimited Pragmatism, Which Places Such A High Premium On The End Justifying Any Means And Any Methods.