But it was his service In this Chamber. and as his partys candidate for Vice President. for which Senator Muskie will be best rememberedand rightly so. In 1974. I came to Washington as a Senate staffer. Senator Muskie had already served 15 years. What first impressed me about him was his compassion. and his unshakable belief in the infinite possibilities of America. It was a belief he learned from his immigrant father. a belief that animated his entire life. Ed Muskie knew that government cannot guarantee anyone the good life. But government has a responsibility to help people seize possibilities to make a good life for themselves. their families and their communities.
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