6 Quotes & Sayings By George J Mitchell

George J. Mitchell is a noted author and consultant, and was chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence from 1987 to 1991. In the field of foreign affairs, he is known for his strong advocacy of peace and international cooperation. He has been a member of the National Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1981 and is a member of the Trilateral Commission.

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In the spring of 1994 I decided not to seek reelection to the Senate. I had made the decision 12 years earlier, Christmas Day of 1982, just after I had been first elected to a full term, that I would do the best I could for a limited time. George J. Mitchell
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When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I majored in history. George J. Mitchell
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I had been involved in U.S. intelligence in Berlin, Germany, while in the military and had worked with a contact with the Central Intelligence Agency office there. George J. Mitchell
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In every society in human history, including the United States, those in power seek to imbue themselves with the attributes of religion and patriotism as a way of getting greater support for their policy and insulating themselves from any criticism. George J. Mitchell
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Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics. George J. Mitchell