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Everett Dirksen


Born
in Pekin, Illinois, The United States
January 04, 1896

Died
September 07, 1969


American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Minority Leader from 1959 until his death in 1969, he played a highly visible and key role in the politics of the 1960s. He helped write and pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1968, both landmark pieces of legislation during the civil rights movement. He was also one of the Senate's strongest supporters of the Vietnam War. ...more

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The Education of a Senator
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“When I feel the heat, I see the light.”
― Everett Dirksen
tags: dual-meaning, governments, heat, light, optimisim, problems, troubles
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“We have two parties here, and only two. One is the evil party, and the other is the stupid party. Occasionally, the two parties get together to do something that's both evil and stupid. That's called bipartisanship.”
― Everett Dirksen
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“I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.”
― Everett Dirksen , The Education of a Senator
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