923 Congress Quotes for You to Enjoy

We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. Abraham Lincoln

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Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself. Mark Twain

Myself You Idiot Congress Member Suppose Were Repeat

You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think. Milton Berle

You Man Congress Think Lead Make Him

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. Abraham Lincoln

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If the present Congress errs in too much talking, how can it be otherwise in a body to which the people send one hundred and fifty lawyers, whose trade it is to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour? Thomas Jefferson

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We have the right as individuals to give away as much of our own money as we please in charity; but as members of Congress we have no right to appropriate a dollar of the public money. Davy Crockett

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America isn't Congress. America isn't Washington. America is the striving immigrant who starts a business, or the mom who works two low-wage jobs to give her kid a better life. America is the union leader and the CEO who put aside their differences to make the economy stronger. Barack Obama

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I don't think most of Congress understands how economics works. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Economics Congress Think Most Understands How Works

The constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure. George Washington

War Constitution Power Congress Shall Importance Until Undertaken Subject Offensive Authorized Expedition After Declaring Measure Therefore

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. Barry Goldwater

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Congress: Bingo with billions. Red Skelton

Congress Billions Bingo

Talk is cheap - except when Congress does it. Cullen Hightower

Government Congress Except Cheap Talk Talk Is Cheap Does

Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their needs. I believe the chief reason for this is that it is ruled by a small group of old men. Shirley Chisholm

If Congress can move President's Day, Columbus Day and, alas, Martin Luther King's Birthday celebration for the convenience of shoppers, shouldn't they at least consider moving Election Day for the convenience of voters? Andrew Young

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Certainly, the president is expected to safeguard the Constitution by vetoing unconstitutional acts of Congress. This is especially true because many laws can only be brought before the courts in a collateral way, if at all. Charles A. Beard

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Congress is too old. They don't have a stake in the game. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Game Old Congress Too Stake

Under our constitutional system, the executive executes the laws that Congress has passed. It should not be executing laws that Congress has rejected. Charles Krauthammer

Congress Our System Constitutional Laws Executing Executive Passed Should Rejected

The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and to the increase of our sanitary knowledge for such purposes deserve attention of Congress. Chester A. Arthur

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