Ernest Gruening Professions : Former United States Senator Born : February 6, 1887 Died : June 26, 1974 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Ernest Gruening Leaders often find themselves temporarily alone. Ernest Gruening politics political leader New York is hard, cynical, ruthless, even beyond other cities. From their early repression its children emerge sophisticated, both stunted and overdeveloped, perverted, premature, forced by the artificiality of their environment. Ernest Gruening cities new-york children Similar Authors Al D'Amato former-united-states-senator Birch Bayh former-united-states-senator Byron Dorgan former-united-states-senator Brien McMahon former-united-states-senator Arlen Specter former-united-states-senator Boies Penrose former-united-states-senator All Authors