Ernest Hollings

South Carolina · born or raised1922–2019

politician from the United States (1922-2019)

Born in Charleston
Died in Isle of Palms
Studied at The Citadel
Studied at University of South Carolina
Worked in Charleston
Worked in Columbia

Quotations with a citation

[M]ake clear South Carolina’s choice, a government of laws rather than a government of men.

I hope by this book to make you believe that hunger exists in this land, that hunger poses dangers to our nation, and that hunger is costing this country far more in dollars than the most elaborate array of feeding programs.

After all, this is a political body, and you cannot get things done unless you make friends.

The Senate itself is the greatest of institutions, but I know we can do better.

We need to disenthrall ourselves from this money grubbing and go to work finally for the country instead of the campaign.