The Senate is the last primitive society in the world. We still worship the elders of the tribe and honor the territorial imperative.
Source: Attributed; in The New York Public Library Book of 20th Century American Quotations, by Stephen Donadio et al, 1992.
-- Eugene McCarthy, (Mar 29 1916-2005), US politician, teacher; He was the Democratic senator from MN, 1958-70; presidential candidate 1968, 1976; best known for his stands on peace.