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Jacob K. Javits

Jacob Koppel Javits (May 18, 1904 – March 7, 1986) was an American politician who represented New York in both houses of Congress. He was a liberal Republican allied with Governor Nelson Rockefeller and fellow Senators Irving Ives and Kenneth Keating.

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Business, properly understood, is so central to every aspect of our civilization that Republicans should proudly announce that they are indeed the party of business.

Business, Civilization, Party, Republican, Republicans, Understood

My own philosophy is that you don't really belong to yourself. You have an obligation to the society which protected you when you were brought into the world, which taught you, which supported you and nurtured you. You have an obligation to repay it.

Nurtured, Philosophy, Society, Supported, Taught, World

Im a politician. What I say is not holy writ.

Holy, Politician, Say, Writ

Politicians are probably the most underrated people in our society.

Our Society, People, Politician, Politicians, Society

When scrutiny is lacking, tyranny, corruption and man's baser qualities have a better chance of entering into the public business of any government.

Chance, Entering, Lacking, Men, Quality

Birth and death are the most singular events we experience - and the contemplation of death, as of birth, should be a thing of beauty, not ignobility.

Birth, Contemplation, Events, Ignobility

There is nothing to be gained by waiting for a better situation. You see where you are and you do what you can with that.

Motivational, Successful, Waiting, Situation, Gained

There is no office now closed to a Jew, including the presidency.

Office, Jew, Presidency, Including, Closed

It must be understood that, as adults, we are all terminal.

Adults, Terminal, Understood

One of the proven ways of getting workers more involved with their jobs is by dovetailing employee profit-sharing and stock ownership plans with greater responsibility sharing. . . Trade unions in this country should. . . consider these arrangements much more carefully than they have up to now. . . Expanded employee profit participation and stock ownership would provide workers with a greater measure of economic and social independence, thus stimulating increased productivity.

Country, Jobs, Measure, Productivity, Stock, Wisdom

My thinking is Lincolnian rather than Jeffersonian, Teddy Rooseveltian rather than Franklin D. Rooseveltian.

Franklin, Jeffersonian, Rooseveltian, Teddy, Thinking