I speak of the flattery we give ourselves of democracy here and around the world. With the passage of this rule and of the D.C. statehood bill, that flattery at least and at last will be deserved.
Eleanor Holmes Norton: “I speak of the flattery we give ourselves of democracy here and around the world. With the passage of this rule and of…”
On the recordJune 25, 2020
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