Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Who was Daniel Patrick Moynihan?

Daniel Patrick Moynihan was an American politician and sociologist. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected to the United States Senate for New York in 1976, and was re-elected three times. He declined to run for re-election in 2000. Prior to his years in the Senate, Moynihan was the United States' Ambassador to the United Nations and to India, and was a member of four successive presidential administrations, beginning with the administration of John F. Kennedy, and continuing through that of Gerald Ford.

Famous Quotes:

• I don't think there's any point in being Irish if you don't know that the world is going to break your heart eventually. I guess that we thought we had a little more time.
• No one is innocent after the experience of governing. But not everyone is guilty.
• The issue of race could benefit from a period of benign neglect.
• Secrecy is for losers. For people who do not know how important the information really is.