David Vitter Quotes

History: the category of human phenomena which tends to catastrophe.

Obamacare is terminal. It is going to fail under the crushing weight of its own flawed design.

There is complete disdain for all that exists .... History, society, and the economics of present institutions are all minor issues in choosing a reform program ...

No American ever dies in the country in which he was born.

All great reforms go together.

If you are going to take the political pain of slaying sacred cows, you might as well slaughter the whole herd as just go after one or two.

America’s history is a continual process of trying to live up to our ideals, falling short, succeeding in some places and trying again others

Part of comprehensive immigration reform is not just the path to citizenship for undocumented workers, but also the ability for families to be together.

The history of mankind is little else than a narrative of designs which have failed and hopes that have been disappointed.

Instead of working to undo POTUS exec action, we need to workcollaboratively to achieve comprehensive immigration reform.

Every reform means awakening. Once truly awakened, the nation will not be satisfied with reform only in one department of life.

History repeats the old conceits, the glib replies, the same defeats.

It is essential to the triumph of reform that it should never succeed.

It is my firm belief that it will be in the interests of the United States, especially our economic interests, to pursue comprehensive immigration reform.

When what you’re doing doesn’t work for 50 years, it’s time to try something new.

Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward our research. And when you see that you've got problems, all you have to do is examine the historic method used all over the world by others who have problems similar to yours. And once you see how they got theirs straight, then you know how you can get yours straight.

A new future requires a new past.

It is easier to show the disorder that must accompany reform than the order that should follow it.

Vote against anything introduced with a "re" in it, especially reforms, reorganizations, and recodifications. This usually means going back to something that failed once and is likely to do so again.

If you help one person in the room, you're an abject failure. You have to change something.

We cannot continue doing the same thing and expect different results

Like the seasons of the year, like history, truth always repeats itself.

I take my own experience and other assassinations through history and get a lot into the drone program, which doesn't work, as well.

I shall show the cinders of my spirits Through the ashes of my chance.

The truth was, history repeated itself on a daily basis; mistakes were made over and over. People were haunted by what they had done, and by what they hadn't had time to do.