Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4564) to redesignate the small triangular property located in Washington, DC, and designated by the National Park Service as reservation 302 as ``Robert Emmet Park'', and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 4564 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Robert Emmet Park Act of 2016''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Robert Emmet was one of Ireland's most prominent historical figures, having led an effort to secure Irish independence in 1803. (2) Although Emmet's efforts initially failed, they succeeded in inspiring new generations of Irish men and women to struggle for independence. (3) For his efforts to gain Irish independence, Emmet was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death by hanging. (4) Robert Emmet's ``Speech from the Dock'' motivated many of the efforts that led to an independent Ireland following 1916's Easter Rising; (Emmet famously said that ``To [Ireland] I sacrificed every selfish, every lasting sentiment . . . I wished to place her independence beyond the reach of any power of earth . . . to procure for my country the guarantee which Washington procured for America . . . to exalt her to that proud station in the world.'').…”