“The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour.”
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Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of his administration simply has no knowledge of politics or government. You are his choice in a political marriage, and he expects your absolute loyalty.
I learnt more about politics during one South Dakota dust storm than in seven years at the university.
Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.
Leadership in today's world requires far more than a large stock of gunboats and a hard fist at the conference table.