Lobbying is not a bad thing. I'm not trying to say that we shouldn't have lobbyists or we shouldn't have lobbying to petition our government. It's in the Constitution, and it's something that should be honorable and good.
Well, I think the great tragedy in American politics is what is legal, not what is illegal. - Jack Abramoff
Well, I think the great tragedy in American politics is what is legal, not what is illegal.
- Jack Abramoff
Access is vital in lobbying. If you can't get in your door, you can't make your case. - Jack Abramoff
Access is vital in lobbying. If you can't get in your door, you can't make your case.
As a lobbyist, I was completely against term limits, and I know a lot of people are against term limits, and I was one of the leaders, because why? A… - Jack Abramoff
As a lobbyist, I was completely against term limits, and I know a lot of people are against term limits, and I was one of the leaders, because why? A…
In Hollywood, they put the knife in your front; in D.C., they put it in your back. I found far fewer duplicitous people in Hollywood. - Jack Abramoff
In Hollywood, they put the knife in your front; in D.C., they put it in your back. I found far fewer duplicitous people in Hollywood.
You can't beat somebody with nobody. - Jack Abramoff
You can't beat somebody with nobody.
You can't take a congressman to lunch for $25 and buy him a hamburger or a steak or something like that. But you can take him to a fundraising lunch … - Jack Abramoff
You can't take a congressman to lunch for $25 and buy him a hamburger or a steak or something like that. But you can take him to a fundraising lunch …
Washington's a dangerous place. - Jack Abramoff
Washington's a dangerous place.
In my religion it's actually better to know you're doing wrong and try to improve that wrong than to think philosophically that what you're doing is … - Jack Abramoff
In my religion it's actually better to know you're doing wrong and try to improve that wrong than to think philosophically that what you're doing is …
They realize that spending millions to save billions is just good business. - Jack Abramoff
They realize that spending millions to save billions is just good business.
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