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Even after the resignation of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]], Hruska persisted in defending him and claimed that [[Watergate]] was a partisan effort to hammer him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hruska dead at 94 |url=http://columbustelegram.com/hruska-dead-at/article_584e3153-72c9-5396-a319-db66befe8fcf.html |publisher=''The Columbus Telegram''|date=April 26, 1999|accessdate=April 22, 2018}}</ref>

Even after the resignation of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]], Hruska persisted in defending him and claimed that [[Watergate]] was a partisan effort to hammer him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hruska dead at 94 |url=http://columbustelegram.com/hruska-dead-at/article_584e3153-72c9-5396-a319-db66befe8fcf.html |publisher=''The Columbus Telegram''|date=April 26, 1999|accessdate=April 22, 2018}}</ref>

Hruska is remember for his statement that "even the mediocre need a little representation too" during the Senate defeat of the confirmation of Judge George Harrold Carswell (1919–1992) to the [[United States Supreme Court]]. Carswell was a former segregationist from [[Georgia]] and [[Florida]]. His Senate critics had called Carswell "mediocre."  The seat then went to the [[liberal]] [[Harry Blackmun]] of [[Minnesota]], the principal author of ''[[Roe v. Wade]].'' The complete quote is "Even if he (Carswell) were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren’t they, and a little chance? We can’t have all [[Louis Brandeis|Brandeises]], [[Felix Frankfurter|Frankfurters]], and [[Benjamin Cardozo|Cardozos]].’’<ref>McCain's "Hruskaism:" The Mediocre People of America Deserve Representation! | HuffPost, accessed July 6, 2021.</ref>Hruska's remarks did not prevent his reelection to the Senate in November 1970, seven months after his "mediocre" statement.

Hruska is remember for his statement that "even the mediocre need a little representation too" during the Senate defeat of the confirmation of Judge George Harrold Carswell (1919–1992) to the [[United States Supreme Court]]. Carswell was a former segregationist from [[Georgia]] and [[Florida]]. His Senate critics had called Carswell "mediocre."  The seat then went to the [[liberal]] [[Harry Blackmun]] of [[Minnesota]], the principal author of ''[[Roe v. Wade]].'' The complete quote is "Even if he (Carswell) were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren’t they, and a little chance? We can’t have all [[Louis Brandeis|Brandeises]], [[Felix Frankfurter|Frankfurters]], and [[Benjamin Cardozo|Cardozos]]."<ref>McCain's "Hruskaism:" The Mediocre People of America Deserve Representation! | HuffPost, accessed July 6, 2021.</ref> Hruska's remarks did not prevent his reelection to the Senate in November 1970, seven months after his "mediocre" statement.

Named in his honor are the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center in Clay County and the Roman L. Hruska Federal Courthouse in Omaha.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18258/roman-lee-hruska Roman Lee Hruska (1904-1999)] - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 6, 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Roman_Hruska_United_States_Courthouse__Omaha__NE.pdf Roman L. Hruska United States Courthouse]. ''U.S. General Services Administration''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref>

Named in his honor are the Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center in Clay County and the Roman L. Hruska Federal Courthouse in Omaha.<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18258/roman-lee-hruska Roman Lee Hruska (1904-1999)] - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed July 6, 2021</ref><ref>[https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Roman_Hruska_United_States_Courthouse__Omaha__NE.pdf Roman L. Hruska United States Courthouse]. ''U.S. General Services Administration''. Retrieved July 6, 2021.</ref>