President John F. Kennedy won a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 in Biography for Profiles in Courage a book of eight vignettes of US Senators Kennedy believed had shown extraordinary political courage Some of the Senators were better known for other accomplishments: John Q. Adams became President; Daniel Webster was also a brilliant lawyer; Lucius Lamar became a US Supreme Court justice; but others, like Thomas Hart Benton, Sam Houston, Edmund Ross, George Norris and Robert A.
Taft made their greatest mark as Senators A quote from the Profiles in Courage : In a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "holds office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.
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