Mary Anderson Bain

"I'm a liberal."

"The first day I met her, I was struck by her warmth and her energy."

"She hated phoniness and pompousness, and that came through immediately."

"God, she was funny and full of fight."

"Mary was a hero, not just to me, but to legions of other young Chicagoans and politicos, whom she also charmed and mentored."

"Not only did Mary Bain save national treasures, she is a national treasure."

"She was the smartest political mind I've ever known."

"She and Yates were a team in every sense of the word"