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Alexis de Tocqueville quotesThe debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged rather than to march, to the intended goal. Something of this sort must, I think, always happen in public democratic assemblies.
Henry David Thoreau quotesIf we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonal experience and the effectual complaints of the people, America would not long retain her rank among the nations.
Unknown Source quotesThere are two enemies to every bill proposed in Congress, the fools who favor it and the lunatics who oppose it.
Marcus Tulius Cicero quotesGreat is the power, great is the authority of a senate that is unanimous in its opinions.
Ambrose Bierce quotesThe Senate is a body of old men charged with high duties and misdemeanors.