William Pryor: “Mr. President, we, in the U.S. Senate, are often very fortunate to be witnesses to history as it is being made, and we…”

“Mr. President, we, in the U.S. Senate, are often very fortunate to be witnesses to history as it is being made, and we often talk of the need to have a vision for America, for the country, for our Government, for our world and for our people. But very few of us ever, in and among ourselves, make history--very few of us. We often fall short of articulating a true vision, settling instead to seize upon symbols as a substitute. With that in mind, Mr. President, this morning I rise to pay tribute today to a former Member of this body who has repeatedly made history in his lifetime and who dare to articulate a vision throughout his lifetime. That man is J. William Fulbright, a native son of Arkansas, who served with the with distinction in the Congress for 32 years, 30 of those years as a Member of this body, the U.S. Senate. He loved this body. Senator Fulbright died early this morning, and I would like to take a few moments of the Senate's time to remind the people of this body and the people of this Capitol and certainly the people of this land of the significant impact this remarkable human being had on the lives of Americans.”