Political Quotes

“I feel truly honored to be able to join with my colleagues in recognizing today six of our own who are part of the ``greatest generation'' and who made a tremendous contribution to the freedom-- not just of our country but to the world. A lot has been said about Senators Inouye, Akaka, Hollings, Lautenberg, Stevens, and Warner. I endorse almost everything said about all of them. I consider all of them good friends. I have stories on a few of them, but I will not tell the stories if they will not reciprocate and tell stories on me. But these are, as has just been said, very humble men who did absolutely amazing things, who made tremendous contributions, and yet they walk among us today with one foot in front of the other. You don't know it when you deal with them. I have had the privilege in recent times visiting some of the battlefields in Europe--the battlefield of Bastogne with Senator Hollings. My wife and I have been to Normandy beaches--Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Sainte Mere Eglise--places where absolutely remarkable things were done. These are tremendous monuments. Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to go to D-Day. But I urge my colleagues to visit these locations when you have an opportunity and see the living memorials which are set up there and the movies that were taken of the events. When you see the conflicts they faced and the bravery, you think: Why on Earth would somebody ever try to do that?…”