This evening I'm flipping through pages of former Majority Leader Bob Dole's book "Great Political Wit: Laughing (Almost) All the Way to the White House." I'm a big fan of quotation books, particularly those with a healthy share of Churchill wit. Dole's book is a light read, and an amusing collection. Each chapter begins with a story or reflection from Leader Dole and continues with a well thought out list of political quotes. Most of these will already be known to a serious fan of political history, but all in all, this is a solid little collection.
One quote that struck me in particular, probably due in part to Brenda Kay's great column on teaching the Bible still going through my head, was a quote by a former U.S. Senate chaplain:
When Edward Everett Hale served as chaplain of the Senate, he was asked, "Do you pray for the Senators, Dr. Hale?"
"No," he said. "I look at the Senators and pray for the country."
One quote that struck me in particular, probably due in part to Brenda Kay's great column on teaching the Bible still going through my head, was a quote by a former U.S. Senate chaplain:
When Edward Everett Hale served as chaplain of the Senate, he was asked, "Do you pray for the Senators, Dr. Hale?"
"No," he said. "I look at the Senators and pray for the country."
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