Sam Ervin Quotes

Polygraph tests are 20th-century witchcraft. - Sam Ervin

I've always been worried about people who are willing to work for nothing. Sometimes that's all you get from them, nothing. - Sam Ervin

If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were, in effect, breaking into the home of every citizen. - Sam Ervin

I used to think that the Civil War was our country's greatest tragedy, but I do remember that there were some redeeming features in the Civil War in that there was some spirit of sacrifice and heroism displayed on both sides. I see no redeeming features in Watergate. - Sam Ervin

Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong to the White House aides. What meat do they eat that makes them grow so great? - Sam Ervin

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