Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Henry F. Ashurst

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Last updated on November 9, 2024.

Henry Fountain Ashurst was an American Democratic politician and one of the first two Senators from Arizona. Largely self-educated, he served as a district attorney and member of the Arizona Territorial legislature before fulfilling his childhood ambition of joining the United States Senate. During his time in the Senate, Ashurst was chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Judiciary Committee.

American - Politician | September 13, 1874 - May 31, 1962

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When I have to choose between voting for the people or the special interests, I always stick with the special interests. They remember. The people forget.

Henry F. Ashurst

No man is fit to be a Senator... unless he is willing to surrender his political life for great principle.

Henry F. Ashurst

No man is fit to be a Senator...unless he is willing to surrender his political life for great principle.

Henry F. Ashurst

A speech is entertaining only when serenely detached from all information.

Henry F. Ashurst

Silence is the best substitute for brains ever invented.

Henry F. Ashurst

Politics is like roller skating. You go partly where you want to go, and partly where the damn things take you.

Henry F. Ashurst

It is still an open question as to whether mankind or insects shall ultimately inherit the earth. It is my opinion that mankind ... has about a 50-50 chance...

Henry F. Ashurst

I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics.

Henry F. Ashurst

Top 8 Quotes & Sayings by Henry F. Ashurst

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