quotes of the day--helen gahagan douglas

[niyad]

Helen Gahagan Quotes
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When a marriage works, nothing on earth can take its place.
Helen Gahagan

I realized that public affairs were also my affairs.
Helen Gahagan

I became active in politics because I saw the possibility, if we all sat back and did nothing, of a world in which there would no longer be any stages for actors to act on.
Helen Gahagan

I never felt I left the stage.
Helen Gahagan

In trying to make something new, half the undertaking lies in discovering whether it can be done. Once it has been established that it can, duplication is inevitable.
Helen Gahagan
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[Graybeard]

1. SHE was wonderful.

That refers to the one movie Helen Gahagan Douglas made (She-1935) and also to Mrs. Douglas as well.

After two terms in the House she was defeated in her 1950 run for the Senate by Richard Nixon who ran a campaign of slimy lies against her.

[niyad]

2. that campaign stood as one of the sleaziest ever--at least, until the recent batch of repukes.