Quotes by Charles H. Percy

About Charles H. Percy:

Charles Harting Percy was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964. In 1966, he was elected to the United States Senate from Illinois as a Republican; he served for three terms (18 years) until 1985, when he was defeated by Paul Simon, and was mentioned as a GOP presidential hopeful from 1968 through 1988. During his Senate career, he concentrated on business and foreign relations.
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I don't want foreign policy developed just by one party and ride roughshod over the other party.

Charles H. Percy

I think I can do more inside the Republican Party to keep it in the center of the road. That's where Eisenhower was. And I'm an unabashed Eisenhower Republican.

Charles H. Percy

The Republican Party just isn't held in high repute in the black community. Under Bill Brock we were reaching out to broaden the base of the party. We have to go back to that.

Charles H. Percy

Once we recognize the fact that every individual is a treasury of hidden and unsuspected qualities, our lives become richer, our judgment better, and our world is more right. It is not love that is blind, it is only the unnoticed eye that cannot see ...

Charles H. Percy

Author Bio

  • NameCharles H. Percy
  • DescriptionBusinessman; U.S. senator
  • BornSeptember 27, 1919
  • DiedSeptember 17, 2011
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician; Officer