Political Quotes

“it gives me no pleasure to rise this afternoon in support of impeaching our President, William Jefferson Clinton. But make no mistake about it, it is Bill Clinton who has brought us to where we are today. And the issue here is not the relation that Bill Clinton had with Monica Lewinsky but rather the credibility and the honor under oath that must exist within the institution of the Presidency and which has been squandered by the current occupant of this high office. There are absolute applicable standards by which we all must live. If we do not live up to those standards, we will no longer be that nation which stands as a beacon of hope for all the world. This President has backed up his words of repentance with action that can only be characterized as stonewalling. There are many who say that the President, what he has done, is no big deal and that anyone would do the same. As a relatively young man, I remember a time in this great Nation when those endowed with public trust and those that were elected to public office were held to a higher standard. Today, with this vote, we take a step toward restoration of honor and responsibility.”