Morris Udall
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Morris King Udall, better known as "Mo," (1922-06-15 – 1998-12-12) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic U.S. Representative for Arizona from 1961 to 1991.
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- Let's turn inflation over to the post office. That'll slow it down.
- Quoted in Richard Severo, "Morris K. Udall, Fiercely Liberal Congressman, Dies at 76," The New York Times (1998-12-14)
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- When the Democratic Party forms a firing squad, we form a circle.
- I'm a one-eyed Mormon Democrat from conservative Arizona, and you can't have a higher handicap than that.
- Everything has been said but not everyone has said it.
- If nominated, I shall run to Mexico. If elected, I shall fight extradition.
- On running for president in 1984. Some reports say he said "Canada" rather than "Mexico."
- I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.
- What's the difference between a pigeon and an Iowa farmer? A pigeon can still make a deposit on a tractor.
- While criticizing the economy on the campaign trail in 1976.
- The people have spoken, the bastards.
- After finishing second in the fifth presidential primary in a row.
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- Presidential ambition is a disease which can only be cured by embalming fluid.
- Quoting from Estes Kefauver
