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
Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.
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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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