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When I feel the heat, I see the light.

When all is said and done, the real citadel of strength of any community is in the hearts and minds ...

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The U.S. Senate - an old scow which doesn't move very fast but never sinks.

I am a man of principles, and my first principle is flexibility.

Dirksen's Three Laws of Politics: 1. Get elected. 2. Get re-elected. 3. Don't get mad get even.

There is no force so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking about real money.

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Everett Dirksen

Former U.S. Senator

Born: 1896-01-04

Died: 1969-09-07

Everett McKinley Dirksen (4 January 1896 – 7 September 1969) was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 until his death in 1969, he played a highly visible and key role in the politics of the 1960s. He helped write and pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968, both landmark pieces of legislation during the civil rights movement. He was also one of the Senate's strongest supporters of the Vietnam War.More