Tom McCall

“We want you to visit our State of Oregon again and again. But for heaven's sake, don't move here to live.”

“Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say, 'This is my community, and it's my responsibility to make it better.'”

“The interests of Oregon for today and in the future must be protected from the grasping wastrels of the land.”

“Oregon is an inspiration. Whether you come to it, or are born to it, you become entranced by our State's beauty, the opportunity she affords, and the independent spirit of her citizens.”

“This freeway is framed in garbage.”

“This militant minority is a cancer in the body of our society, and I will not permit it to spread.”