Political Quotes

“Mr. President, last fall I had the honor to stand in this Chamber and deliver remarks on the subject of a great and growing concern to me--the stewardship of our democracy at the hands of the most powerful figure in our government. I stand again today to sound the same alarm. Words matter. Have we arrived at such a place of numb acceptance that we have nothing to say when the President of the United States casually suggests that those who choose not to stand or applaud his speech are guilty of treason? I certainly hope not. The one who levels such a charge knows neither the meaning of ``treason'' nor the power that the words of a President carry. If we are numb to such words, then we will surely regret that we failed to defend our colleagues in Congress against such a vile remark, but our silence will also mark the day we failed to recognize that this conduct in an American President simply is not normal.…”