~ Margaret Chase Smith Quotes ~

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Margaret Chase Smith Quotes


A Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history.
Margaret Chase Smith (December 14, 1897 – May 29, 1995) was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians in Maine history. She was the first woman to be elected to both the U.S. House and the Senate, and the first woman from Maine to serve in either. She was also the first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the U.S. Presidency at a major party's convention (1964 Republican Convention, won by Barry Goldwater). She was a moderate Republican, included with those known as Rockefeller Republicans.

Here are some famous quotes by Margaret Chase Smith.

We should not permit tolerance to degenerate into indifference.

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I believe that in our constant search for security we can never gain any peace of mind until we are secure in our own soul.