Jo Ann Davis
American politician (1950-2007)
Sam Ervin
United States Senator and jurist
Samuel James Ervin Jr.was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974.
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About the Sam Ervin
Samuel James Ervin Jr.was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A Southern Democrat, he liked to call himself a “country lawyer”, and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl. During his Senate career, Ervin was at first a staunch defender of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, as the South’s constitutional expert during the congressional debates on civil rights. However, unexpectedly, he became a liberal hero for his support of civil liberties. He is remembered for his work in the investigation committees that brought down Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 and especially for his leadership of the Senate committee’s investigation of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.
6 Quotes by Sam Ervin
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I used to think that the Civil War was our country’s greatest tragedy, but I do remember that there were some redeeming features in the Civil War in that there was some spirit of sacrifice and heroism displayed on both sides. I see no redeeming features in Watergate.
Sam ErvinUnited States Senator and jurist
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I’ll have you understand I am running this court, and the law hasn’t got a damn thing to do with it!
Sam ErvinUnited States Senator and jurist
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If the many allegations made to this date are true, then the burglars who broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate were, in effect, breaking into the home of every citizen.
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Polygraph tests are 20th-century witchcraft.
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Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn’t belong to the White House aides. What meat do they eat that makes them grow so great?
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The President seems to extend executive privilege way out past the atmosphere. What he says is executive privilege is nothing but executive poppycock.
Sam ErvinUnited States Senator and jurist