America is not like a blanket -- one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt -- many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread. Henry M. Jackson More Quotes by Henry M. Jackson More Quotes From Henry M. Jackson ,Henry Scoop Jackson of Washington state said: Others may seek to make America great again. I seek to make America good again. For in the last analysis, our claim to greatness will be found in our goodness. Henry M. Jackson The president's decision yesterday to set into motion the development of the hydrogen bomb... has placed us on the knife-edge of history. Henry M. Jackson decision president yesterday history The best politics is no politics. Henry M. Jackson best politics