“I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.”

I am frankly sick and tired of the political preachers telling me as a citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are? And from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate their moral beliefs to me?

You don’t have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight.

A woman has a right to an abortion. That’s a decision that’s up to the pregnant woman, not up to the pope or some do-gooders or the Religious Right.

If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,’ it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal brethren that people be free throughout their lives to spend their earnings when and as they see fit

When fraternities are not allowed, Communism flourishes. Young men who are inexperienced but have faith are more useful than older, experienced men without faith. The fraternity system is a bastion of American strength.

Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.

The Republicans have a positive talent for self-destruction.

We have enough trouble with women without giving them M16 rifles.

Can any of us refute the wisdom of Madison and the other framers? Can anyone look at the carnage in Iran, the bloodshed in Northern Ireland or the bombs bursting in Lebanon and yet question the dangers of injecting religious issues into the affairs of state?

We cannot allow the American flag to be shot at anywhere on earth if we are to retain our respect and prestige

I think every good Christian ought to kick Falwell right in the ass.

I think the President ought to bring everybody that’s in American uniform back because we’re headed for war.

Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.

By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with religious wars.

Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don’t have to be good at them to enjoy them.

I thought of something my old coach at Staunton had often said: ‘We win some, we lose some, and some get rained out; but we always suit up.’

The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.

Let all the poison that lurks in the mud, hatch out.

Let all the poison that lurks in the mud, hatch out.

He dirtied my name with his dark and muddy lies. The earth he left grew flowers for the butterflies & now I thrive.

You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That’s a part of it.

Greatness pulls mediocrity into the mud. Get out there and get after it.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.