Author: Edward Brooke

Quotes

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I found that out when I was Attorney General in Massachusetts.

Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I found that out when I was Attorney General in Massachusetts.

- Edward Brooke

My fervent expectation is that sooner rather than later, the United States Senate will more closely reflect the rich diversity of this great country.

My fervent expectation is that sooner rather than later, the United States Senate will more closely reflect the rich diversity of this great country.

- Edward Brooke

Richard Nixon was a very complex man. I don't think he was a conservative, nor liberal, not even a moderate. He was a pragmatic politician. He loved politics.

Richard Nixon was a very complex man. I don't think he was a conservative, nor liberal, not even a moderate. He was a pragmatic politician. He loved politics.

- Edward Brooke

Intemperance and intolerance serve no one, and hatred guarantees failure.

Intemperance and intolerance serve no one, and hatred guarantees failure.

- Edward Brooke

Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively.

Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively.

- Edward Brooke

I was entirely comfortable reaching across the Senate aisle to work with Democrats.

I was entirely comfortable reaching across the Senate aisle to work with Democrats.

- Edward Brooke

When I arrived in the Senate, the moderate so-called Rockefeller Republicans held the balance of power.

When I arrived in the Senate, the moderate so-called Rockefeller Republicans held the balance of power.

- Edward Brooke

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