“In politics, the things that do not happen are frequently as significant as those that do.”

“The best politics for any president is to be a good president.”

“The flood of money that gushes into politics today is a pollution of democracy.”

“The 'smoke-filled room' as political reality is now as dead as Prohibition.”

“Professionals in a campaign are servants; they can tell him only how to do something once he tells them what it is he wants to do.”

“In the politics of consent, no victory is ever permanent unless the victor makes it firm on a base of persuasion.”

“Politics is a process which should slowly bring to public all the private worries and hopes of the individual.”