The greatest deliberative body in the world…has too often been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity.
Margaret Chase Smith Quotes
My creed is that public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation with full recognition that every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration, that constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought, that smears are not only to be expected but fought, that honor is to be earned, not bought.
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| Birth: | 14th December, 1897 |
| Death: | 29th May, 1995 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician |
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Margaret Madeline Chase Smith was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she served as a U.S Representative and a U.S. Senator from Maine. She was the first woman to serve in both houses of the United States Congress, and the first woman to represent Maine in either. A moderate Republican, she is perhaps best remembered for her 1950 speech, "Declaration of Conscience," in which she criticized the tactics of McCarthyism.
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