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There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S.

— James K. Polk

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Being president, you may have more power than anyone else in the country, but you quickly discover that you have much, much less than you thought you'd have going in. You're hamstrung in ways you never dreamed of.

— Tina Brown

No man in America ever strove more, and more successfully first to bring about a Congress in 1765, and then to support it ever afterwards than myself.

— Christopher Gadsden

I'm not a politician. I think that uniquely qualifies me to become president of the U.S.

— Roseanne Barr

I never thought I would run for Congress. If you look back at a certain reality TV show, you know that.

— Sean Duffy

It is crucial that members of Congress cast votes that are supportive of the values upon which our nation was founded: equality, freedom, and opportunity for all people.

— Joe Baca

I wanted to be president of the United States. I really did. The older I get, the less preposterous the idea seems.

— Alec Baldwin

It wasn't until after I was reelected in 1982 that I thought of myself as a long-term member of Congress.

— Barney Frank

What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest.

— Evan Bayh

I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are.

— Michelle Obama

✗Opposing Perspectives

I put myself and all the members of Congress in the same boat of things that could have been done better.

— John Breaux