Unfaltering Loyalty Quotes



In the 1920 Republican primary in Indiana things were looking poorly for Warren G. Harding and his campaign manager called to advise Harding to drop out of the race. Harding was about to agree when Mrs. Harding grabbed the phone.


Nixon had just hired Ray Price as his main speechwriter. Buchanan was worried because Price had been a “Rockefeller Republican” at the liberal wing of the party and Price had even written an editorial endorsing Lyndon Johnson. Would he be loyal to Nixon? Nixon’s read of Price was correct. This illustrates the fact that many political relationships are personal and others ideological. Personal loyalties are easier to change than ideological ones.