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• And this I do believe above all, especially in times of greater discouragement, that I must BELIEVE-that I must believe in my fellow people-that I must believe in myself-that I must believe in God-if life is to have any meaning.

  Margaret Chase Smith

  Believe, People, Belief

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• Greatness is not manifested by unlimited pragmatism, which places such a high premium on the end justifying any means and any methods

  Margaret Chase Smith

  Mean, Greatness, Ends

  Margaret Chase Smith (1972). “Declaration of Conscience”

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• Surely the United States Senate is big enough to take self-criticism and self-appraisal. Surely we should be able to take the same kind of character attacks that we "dish out" to outsiders.

  Margaret Chase Smith

  Character, Self, Criticism

  Declaration of Conscience, delivered 1 June 1950

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• I speak as briefly as possible because too much harm has already been done with irresponsible words of bitterness and selfish political opportunism. I speak as simply as possible because the issue is too great to be obscured by eloquence. I speak simply and briefly in the hope that my words will be taken to heart.

  Margaret Chase Smith

  Selfish, Taken, Heart

  Declaration of Conscience, delivered 1 June 1950

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• As long as there are big corporations, there will be big unions. The economic power of big business will be matched by the economic power of the big unions.

  Margaret Chase Smith

  Long, Unions, Corporations

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• I believe that in our constant search for security we can never gain any peace of mind until we secure our own soul.

  Margaret Chase Smith

  Believe, Soul, Mind

  Margaret Chase Smith (1972). “Declaration of conscience”

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• My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am saying.

  Margaret Chase Smith

  Communication, Opportunity, Thinking

  "The Teacher's Quotation Book : Little Lessons On Learning‎". Book by Murray I. Suid and Wanda Lincoln, 1986.

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• I always try to think before I talk.

  Margaret Chase Smith

  Thinking, Trying, Resolution

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