“With the consent of the people, I will seek to continue service in Con...” — Jeff Fortenberry Quote

“With the consent of the people, I will seek to continue service in Congress for the well-being of our state and our nation.”

“People can transcend and overcome their differences and be very easily bonded.”

“I came west for opportunity. I made Lincoln my home.”

“The leader can never close the gap between himself and the group. If he does, he is no longer what he must be. He must walk a tightrope between the consent he must win and the control he must exert.”

“I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.”

“What we seek is the reign of law, based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.”