Barber Conable quotes

Congress is functioning the way the Founding Fathers intended-not very well. They understood that if you move too quickly, our democracy will be less responsible to the majority. (Barber Conable)
Exhaustion and exasperation are frequently the handmaidens of legislative decision. View quote
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I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision. View quote
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Women do two thirds of the world's work. Yet they earn only one tenth of the world's income and own less than one percent of the world's property. They are among the poorest of the world's poor. View quote
Barber Conable

Barber Conable

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Occupation: American Politician
Born: November 2, 1922
Died: November 30, 2003
Quotes count: 4

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