There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress… than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S.
Congress Quotes
This country has come to feel the same when Congress is in session as when the baby holds a hammer.
You’ve got to pity the poor Democrats in Congress. Most of them are on record against capital punishment, since they naturally don’t want to diminish their constituent base.
A good man can’t do nothing in office because the System is against him, and a bad one can’t do anything for the same reason. So bad as we are, we are better off than any other nation, so what’s the use to worry?
(I support efforts) to limit the terms of the members of Congress, especially members of the House and members of the Senate.
Legislatures are like animals in a zoo. You can’t do anything bout ’em. All you can do is just stand and watch ’em.
There are lots more people in the House. I don’t know exactly – I’ve never counted, but at least a couple hundred. (on the difference between the House and Senate)
It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose.
Too many critics mistake the deliberations of the Congress for its decisions.
I took the canal zone and let congress debate, and while the debate goes on the canal does also.
