Mo Udall Quotes

#1. If you can find something everyone agrees on, it's wrong.

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#2. One puts on black robes to scare the hell out of white people, while the other puts on white robes to scare the hell out of blacks.

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#3. Any change or reform you make is going to have consequence you don't like.

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#4. For those of you who don't understand Reaganomics, it's based on the principle that the rich and the poor will get the same amount of ice. In Reaganomics, however, the poor get all of theirs in winter.

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#5. The ability to change one's views without losing one's seat is the mark of a great politician.

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#6. Good politics are often inextricably intertwined.

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#7. I think politicians sometimes badly underestimate the true feelings that Americans have for the land.

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#8. In terms of wilderness preservation, Alaska is the last frontier. This time, given one great final chance, let us strive to do it right. Not in our generation, nor ever again, will we have a land and wildlife opportunity approaching the scope and importance of this one.

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#9. If nominated, I shall run to Mexico. If elected, I shall fight extradition.

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#10. The more we exploit nature, The more our options are reduced, until we have only one: to fight for survival.

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#11. Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.

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#12. I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.

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#13. Let's turn inflation over to the post office. That'll slow it down.

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