George Smathers Quotes

George Smathers — American Politician born on November 14, 1913, died on January 20, 2007

George Armistead Smathers was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Florida in the United States Senate for eighteen years, from 1951 until 1969, as a member of the Democratic Party... (wikipedia)

Anyway, so here I was caught between Johnson on the one side, who was my leader, I was his whip, and here was my dear friend, personal friend, Kennedy, and they're going to go into my state and ruin it. What am I going to do?

The people of our state will no longer tolerate advocates of treason.

I don't believe in social equality, and they know it.

But to make a long story short, I decided that I was going to run, and I announced that I was going to run for president in Florida, I would be the favorite son from Florida, and that would stop Johnson and Kennedy from dividing up the state.

Don't look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.

George Smathers Quotes

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