Joseph W. Bailey Quotes
[Characterizing William Randolph Hearst:] ... a moral pervert, a political degenerate.
Joseph W. Bailey, 1862-1929, U. S. Congressman & U. S. Senator (Democrat, TX), Senate Speech, 1913
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Marshall was one of the greatest soldiers who ever served America. He was the Chief of Staff throughout the Second World War and then served as Secretary of State. It was he who devised and implemented the Marshall Plan. McCarthy accused thousands of people of being disloyal including Marshall. He claimed to have lists of communists in the Army and other agencies of government, but never produced such lists. In addition to being a overbearing demagogue, he suffered (and died from) from a serious case of alcoholism. McCarthy’s false and irresponsible attacks eventually caused the Senate to censure him. That and his drinking destroyed his career. Marshall is remembered as one of America’s great figures.
Franklin was opposed to declaring the eagle as the national bird.
Characterizing Martin Luther King Jr.:
Referring to Lyndon B. Johnson:
Referring to Richard M. Nixon:
Chil y Marango had studied the Spanish controlled Canary Islands showing some of the primitive behavior of early man there which did injury to the Church’s view of Adam and Eve and denial of any evolution. Ironically, today the Catholic Church accepts evolution as valid science and religion while some other churches do not.
Armstrong rarely commented on politics (see {615854}), but the Governor defying the Supreme Court and not letting his people even go to school with other students was too much for him. He not only made the statement, but he approved it for publication. This shocked many who knew him as an apolitical person. He was particularly distressed with President Eisenhower who although he had warned Faubus that he would enforce the court order and then used federal troops to do so, Eisenhower was a man of action and not rhetoric and his lack of firm public statements overlooked an opportunity to use the Presidential “bully pulpit” and exercise his moral leadership and authority. Many then, and even 50 years later, were not sure where he stood on the issue of school desegregation.
Joseph Weldon Bailey, Sr., was a United States Senator, United States Representative, lawyer, and a Bourbon Democrat who was famous for his speeches extolling conservative causes, such as opposition to woman suffrage or restrictions on child labor. He served as a Congressional Representative between 1891 and 1901, and as the House minority leader from 1897 until 1899. In 1901, he was elected to the Senate, serving until 1913. Historian Elna C. Green says that Bailey was known in Texas as a rigorous defender of states' rights, constitutional conservatism, and governmental economy. His opponents considered him the symbol of privilege and corruption in government.
