Quentin N. Burdick Quotes


If they can beat me, fine. But I'm not leaving until they beat me.


Context

Burdick, at age 80, was running for reelection to the Senate. His opponent ran ads asking him to retire and "come home:"


Citations

Quentin N. Burdick, U. S. Congressman & U. S. Senator (Democrat, ND), Quoted in New York Times, October 13, 1988

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Quentin N. Burdick
Quentin N. Burdick
  • Born: June 19, 1908
  • Died: September 8, 1992
  • Nationality: American
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Quentin Northrup Burdick was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S. Senate (1960–1992). At the time of his death, he was the third longest-serving senator (after Strom Thurmond and Robert Byrd) among current members of the Senate.