Quotes by Margaret Chase Smith
“My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.”— Margaret Chase Smith
“The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character.”— Margaret Chase Smith
“I speak as a Republican. I speak as a woman. I speak as a United States Senator. I speak as an American.”— Margaret Chase Smith
“I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the four horsemen of calumny—fear, ignorance, bigotry and smear.”— Margaret Chase Smith
“Those of us who shout the loudest about Americanism in making character assassinations are all too frequently those who, by our own words and acts, ignore some of the basic principles of Americanism.”— Margaret Chase Smith
“I don't believe that the American people will uphold any political party that puts political exploitation above national interest.”— Margaret Chase Smith
“The American people are sick and tired of being afraid to speak their minds lest they be politically smeared as 'Communists' or 'Fascists' by their opponents.”— Margaret Chase Smith
“Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in a politician.”— Margaret Chase Smith
“I think that it is high time that we remembered that we have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution.”— Margaret Chase Smith
“One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little.”— Margaret Chase Smith