Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician Ben Nighthorse Campbell.

Last updated on November 18, 2024.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell is an American Cheyenne politician who represented Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993, and as a United States Senator from Colorado from 1993 to 2005. He serves as one of forty-four members of the Council of Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe. During his time in office, he was the only Native American serving in the U.S. Congress. As of 2022, he remains the last Native American elected to the U.S. Senate.

American - Politician | Born: April 13, 1933

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And it sends an important message to me, because I am sick to death to hear my opponent saying Republicans don't trust me. They do trust me, in landslide proportions, and they're proving it tonight. We're going to bury that for good.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Indians were here first - it's about time. We're way behind the African Americans and Hispanic Americans in getting politically involved, but we're beginning to take a page out of their notebook.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

I voted for the Defense of Marriage Act but I do not believe we should institutionalize a form of discrimination against any minority by amending the Constitution.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

The president, just as any other American, deserves a legal defense against personal lawsuits not related to his office. But the costs of that defense should be borne by him and not the taxpayer.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

You have to talk to the stone, and it has to talk to you.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

There is but one secret to success: never give up.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

A lot of senators are so worried about convention and how they look that they wouldn't let their hair down if they had any.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell