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Margaret Chase Smith

Margaret Madeline Chase Smith (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was a United States politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S Representative (1940–49) and a U.S. Senator (1949–73) from Maine. She was the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, and the first woman to represent Maine in either. A moderate Republican, she was among the first to criticize the tactics of McCarthyism in her 1950 speech, "Declaration of Conscience".

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Moral cowardice that keeps us from speaking our minds is as dangerous to this country as irresponsible talk

Country, Dangerous, Mind, Minds, Moral, Speaking

One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act impulsively without thinking. I always try to think before I talk.

Basic, Caring, Communication, People, Respect, World

When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

Encouraging, Inspirational, Keep, Kind, Like, Success

Freedom unexercised may become freedom forfeited.

Become, Forfeited, Freedom, May, Unexercised

The Senate has been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity.

Assassination, Character, Hate, Presidential, Sheltered

Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought.

Courtesy, Criticism, Entitled, Expectations, Human, Sought

I am running against no one. I'd like to be President. I think my experience and my record are greater than any other candidate or any other of the unannounced candidates. It's a real challenge, and that's one of the paramount things. When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

Greater, Kind, Real, Running, Things, Thinking

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.

Business, Corporations, Long, Power, Unions

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.

Dedication, Efficiently, Jobs, Nation, People

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.

Belief, Believe, Fellow, Greater, Meaning, People

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 with full recognition that every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration, that constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought, that smears are not only to be expected but fought, that honor is to be earned, not bought.

Dedication, Efficiently, Entitled, Jobs, People, Public

We should not permit tolerance to degenerate into indifference.

Degenerate, Degenerates, Indifference, Permit, Tolerance

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

Believe, Mind, Secure, Soul

Smears are not only to be expected but fought. Honor is to be earned, not bought.

Constructive Criticism, Earned, Honor, Public Service, Smears

I think that it is high time that we remembered that we have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution. I think that it is high time that we remembered that the Constitution, as amended, speaks not only of the freedom of speech but also of trial by jury instead of trial by accusation.

Defend, Freedom Of Speech, Remembered, Sworn, Thinking, Trials

We are Republicans. But we are Americans first. It is as Americans that we express our concern with the growing confusion that threatens the security and stability of our country.

Concern, Confusion, Country, Growing, Threatens

I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny-fear, ignorance, bigotry and smear.

Fear, Horsemen, Ignorance, Party, Republican

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

Ends, Greatness, Mean, Places, Pragmatism, Unlimited

It is time that the great center of our people, who reject the violence and unreasonableness of both the extreme right and the extreme left, searched their consciences, mustered their moral and physical courage, shed their intimidated silence, and declare their consciences.

Courage, Extreme, People, Silence, Violence

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. Freedom of speech is not what it used to be in America. It has been so abused by some that it is not exercised by others.

America, Minds, Opponents, People, Tired

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