Senator Melvin G. Ashton:
[to Houlihan] Owning a nice little diary is like owning a nice little atom bomb. Even if you don't do anything with it, it's a comfort to know it's there.
Senator Melvin G. Ashton:
There's one thing you can't say about me, Fred, I have never put one man or woman on the public payroll who was not my own blood kin-or Mrs. Ashton's, anyway.
Houlihan:
[to Ashton] No member of the party has the right to deny he is not a candidate unless he is a candidate.
Lew Gibson:
[to Poppy] You can't go around quoting politicians correctly! That's dirty journalism and you know it!