Evan Esar Quotes

I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace, that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a congress.

I enjoyed my stay in the Congress. Most people do not. And too many people who have been elected really don't understand the nature of government.

There is also something called the Legislature. There is something called the press. There is something called people. These are all different players on the stage.

You want to represent the country and you want elected officials that are representative of the country.

Every member of Congress is shaped by his or her first election.

Congress is constantly engaged in a struggle for the respect of the people.

You have come here by the sovereign will of the people to cooperate with me in carrying out the mandate recently pronounced at the polls.

You don't want Congress peopled by millionaires.

Look, the people will elect the government they think best.

Congress increasingly represents the diversity of America.

Sorry, but we live in a democracy and the Government has to be responsive to Parliament.

Congress would give the people what they wanted if the people knew what they wanted, and if Congress could give it to them.

As a man of the Congress, let me reaffirm my conviction that the collective wisdom of our two great legislative bodies while not infallible will in the end serve the people faithfully and very, very well.

A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.

One of the first members of Congress I met when I was first elected in 2008 was Barney Frank.

When I was introduced to Johnson he was a freshman Congressman.

Congress is full of good, decent, smart people who have devoted their lives to public service.

I never dread going back to Congress.

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.

Congress, even with its frustrations, is the greatest instrument for justice and human welfare in the world.

My family has been in politics a long time in Los Angeles. We very much believe we are elected to represent the people. I mean, I am to give voice to, you know, the over half a million people I represent in my congressional district. I mean, that's the way it works.

I hope to continue to be serving South Dakota in Congress.

Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents.

I have just come out of an electoral experience with the people of my country in which I invited them to join me in a partnership for governance.

God has called us to be His representatives in our nation and in our world. Select candidates who represent your views and work for their election.