Political Quotes

“I rise this evening with a very important reminder for many Delawareans and for all Americans, but before I do that, I want to say that today is December 11, and 4 days ago was December 7. A lot of people think of December 7 as Pearl Harbor Day, and for many years of my life, I did as well. It is also Delaware Day. Senator Chris Coons, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and I are hosting a reception on Capitol Hill today, and we call it ``A Taste of Delaware.'' We are inviting folks to come and join us if they would like. The reason I mention Delaware Day is because that was actually the day Delaware became the first State to ratify the Constitution. For 1 whole week, we were the entire United States of America. We kind of opened things up and let the rest of the other 49 States in, and I think it has worked out pretty well most days since then. If you look at the preamble of the Constitution, it starts off with these words: ``We the people of these United States, in order to form a more perfect Union.'' That is what it says. It doesn't say ``to form a perfect Union; it says ``to form a more perfect Union.'' It goes on to talk about the public welfare and how we should be looking out for the good of all our citizens. The Constitution was ratified in a place called the Golden Fleece Tavern in Dover, DE, on December 7, 1787, after 3 days of deliberation by about 25 or so Delawareans.…”