"I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times."
— Everett Dirksen

January 1, 1970

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Civil rights activistsMembers of the United States SenateUnited States presidential candidates, 1944Republican Party (United States) politiciansPoliticians from Illinois
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As quoted in Caught Between the Dog and the Fireplug, or, How to Survive Public Service (2001) by Kenneth H. Ashworth, p. 11