Diogenes walked the streets of Athens in broad daylight with his lighted lantern. He was asked why. He answered, ``I am looking for a man.'' Plato, when visiting Sicily, was asked by Hiero, the tyrannical head of the Government, why he came to Sicily. He said, ``I am seeking an honest man.'' May I say, Mr. President, today I have found an honest man --the distinguished Senator from Utah.
Praising a colleague during a Senate floor speech.
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