5 Quotes & Sayings By John Edwards

John Edwards was the 2004 Democratic Party nominee for Vice President of the United States and former U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He served as a Congressman from 1999 to 2005 and was the 2004 U.S. Senate nominee before withdrawing from the race in February 2005 to concentrate on his presidential campaign Read more

On April 23, 2010, he was convicted on one count of accepting illegal campaign contributions and one count of making false statements to federal investigators about those contributions.

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The problem with nostalgia is what we tend to do is only remember what you like and you forget the parts you didn't like, John Edwards
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The modern hero is a person who does something everyone thinks they could do if they were a little stronger, a little faster, a little smarter, or a little more generous. Heroes in ancient times were the link between men and perfect beings, gods. Heroes in modern times are the link between man as he is and man as he could be. John Edwards
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Faith is not a political strategy and should not be a political strategy. If it is being used as a tool to garner votes, to convince people they should support one political party or the other, I think that is a huge mistake. John Edwards
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In 2006, 2 years ago, I made a very serious mistake. A mistake that I am responsible for and no one else. In 2006, I told Elizabeth about the mistake, asked her for her forgiveness, asked God for his forgiveness. John Edwards