William Scranton Quotes

A collection of quotes by William Scranton.

William Warren Scranton was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 38th Governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967. He was born on July 19, 1917, in Madison, Connecticut, and hailed from a prominent political family. Scranton graduated from Yale University in 1939 and then went on to serve in the United States Army during World War II.

After the war, Scranton ventured into various business endeavors before embarking on a successful political career. He was elected as the Governor of Pennsylvania in 1962, where he implemented various reform policies to improve the state's economy, education system, and government operations. Scranton was widely regarded as a moderate Republican and gained national recognition for his progressive leadership style.

In 1964, Scranton made an unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Although he lost to Barry Goldwater, Scranton remained active in politics and was appointed by President Richard Nixon as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1976 to 1977. He continued to be involved in public service and private business ventures throughout his life.

William Scranton passed away on July 28, 2013, at the age of 96. He is remembered as a dedicated public servant who worked earnestly to improve the lives of the people he served and played a significant role in shaping Pennsylvania's political landscape.

By Thursday morning, we'd gotten over the worst of it.

By Thursday morning, we'd gotten over the worst of it.

William Scranton

And at ten, or whatever time, in the morning we had the pres

And at ten, or whatever time, in the morning we had the press conference, what we knew is there had been an incident at Three Mile Island, that it was shut down, that there was water that had escaped but it was contained.

William Scranton

Morning

The value of government to the people it serves is in direct

The value of government to the people it serves is in direct relationship to the interest citizens themselves display in the affairs of state.

William Scranton

Relationship

Another very strong image from the first day was giving my i

Another very strong image from the first day was giving my initial press conference in the morning - going down and finding out that everything I had said, the essence of what I had said, was wrong.

William Scranton

Morning

We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn'

We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn't stop us from wiping it away with a wet sponge. The Divine doesn't disappear; it's transformed into the clean surface.

I was scheduled to give my first official press conference t

I was scheduled to give my first official press conference that morning anyway, 'cause I was chairman of the Governors Energy Council and I was making a press conference with regard to energy policy.

William Scranton

Morning

Nobody could tell us or really had a very good idea, if ther

Nobody could tell us or really had a very good idea, if there were a massive release of radiation, what kind of medical treatment people were going to need and this or that, or, indeed, whether there would be medical personnel around.

William Scranton

Medical

The first one, obviously, was walking into my office at eigh

The first one, obviously, was walking into my office at eight o'clock in the morning on Wednesday, and being told there was a telephone call saying that there was an incident at Three Mile Island, and that it had shut down and that beyond that we didn't know.

William Scranton

Morning

And if you're not going to have a clear health threat, you d

And if you're not going to have a clear health threat, you don't want to panic people.

William Scranton

Health