Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by George Smathers

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Last updated on September 20, 2024.

George Armistead Smathers was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Florida in the United States Senate from 1951 until 1969 and in the United States House from 1947 to 1951, as a member of the Democratic Party.

American - Politician | November 14, 1913 - January 20, 2007

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Of the fellows least likely to be president, you'd have to vote Jack No. 1.

George Smathers

Kennedy was a lot of fun, always. He had something going on. But not Nixon.

George Smathers

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?

George Smathers

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

George Smathers

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

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The pilot came back and said he had just heard that Kennedy was shot.

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

George Smathers

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.

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The outcome can truly determine whether our homes will be destroyed, whether our children will be torn from their mothers, trained as conspirators and turned against their parents, their home and their church.

George Smathers

I liked Nixon fine, but Nixon was not a partier.

George Smathers

I liked Nixon fine, but Nixon was not a partier

George Smathers

Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by George Smathers

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