Eugene McCarthy

“He's like a football coach who's smart enough to win the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.”

“The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honour the territorial imperative.”

“Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.”

“It is dangerous for a national candidate to say things that people might remember.”

“No man could be equipped for the presidency if he has never been tempted by one of the seven cardinal sins.”

“I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel.”

“The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.”

“The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative.”