The U.S. Senate Quotes

“In 1774, John Adams wrote in his diary, “We have not men fit for the times. We are deficient in genius, education, in travel, fortune—in everything.”
― Tom Daschle, The U.S. Senate: Fundamentals of American Government

“Let him who elevates himself above humanity say, if he pleases, I never will compromise; but, let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromise.”
― Tom Daschle, The U.S. Senate: Fundamentals of American Government