Madeleine Albright once said of Helms, he “was the kindest, most infuriating, politest, most aggravating and nicest politician I had to deal with in the United States Senate.”
That observation, coming from a liberal, is a wonderful illustration of what it means to be a gentleman while standing firmly for one’s beliefs. One could hardly aspire to anything higher in public discourse.
Albright and Helms were actually pretty good friends from from I understand.