Republican Whip

Famous quotes containing the words republican and/or whip:

    “I go by the great republican principle, that the people will have the virtue and intelligence to select men of virtue and wisdom [to the offices of government].”
    —James Madison (1751–1836)

    “... most bereaved souls crave nourishment more tangible than prayers: they want a steak. What is more, they need a steak. Preferably they need it rare, grilled, heavily salted, for that way it is most easily digested, and most quickly turned into the glandular whip their tired adrenals cry for.”
    —M.F.K. Fisher (1908–1992)