John Connally
United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1971 to 1972, Governor of Texas 1963 to 1969
"In the early sixties, we were strong, we were virulent."
"When you're out of office, you can be a statesman."
"In politics, something is always wrong: the year, the opponent, the issues. Think of how few people actually run for President ... For most, it is like a romance that is never in sync; one of the parties is always free when the other is married."
"Neither monumental buildings, nor winning football teams, nor spacious dormitories, nor expansive campuses, nor anxious administrators, nor ambitious plans ever taught a college student. Faculties teach. Books on the shelves and elaborate research projects concerned with esoteric subjects enrich the student mind only indirectly. Teachers teach." [1] [2]
