Lloyd Bentsen

“The class="highlight">middle class is the backbone of our country. And when we have a tax system that is skewed against the class="highlight">middle class, that's wrong.”

“Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy.”

“I hope that my achievements in life shall be these—I will have fought for what was right and fair. That I will have helped those who were less fortunate. That I will have made a difference.”

“A recession is when your neighbor loses his job. A depression is when you lose yours.”

“We have to have a savings and loan industry that is sound and safe and that can go about its business of making home loans.”

“I am a fiscal conservative, and I believe in a balanced budget.”

“When it comes to Social Security, this is a sacred trust.”