George J. Mitchell Quotes

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

When I went to college, my goal was to be a college history teacher. I majored in history.

~ George J. Mitchell

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

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

Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.

~ George J. Mitchell