Political Quotes

“I join my colleagues today in rising to commemorate the Armenians who perished in this century's first genocide. Anyone who has studied or discussed the tragic events that befell the Armenian community 79 years ago--not to mention the preposterous historical revisionism that still exists to this day--can fully understand how important this tribute is to the Armenian community and to the memory of those who lost their lives in the slaughter. Each year, this day serves as an expression of our commitment to historical truth and to the universal principles of human rights. Each genocide provides a foundation for subsequent horrors. Each historical misrepresentation of efforts to exterminate a particular ethnic group increases the likelihood that such efforts will be undertaken again in another time and place. The line from Armenia to Auschwitz is direct.”