Political Quotes

“I would like to thank my colleague for those kind words. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take just a quick moment to add to the important work that Mr. King is doing and to thank my colleague for yielding me the time and for his continued leadership in the fight to ensure the dignity of the Supreme Court so that it is not undermined by the nomination and subsequent appointment of a Justice whose judicial ideologies run counter to the Founders' constitutional principles, as you have spoken so eloquently about. The United States of America, the great American experiment, is an experiment that has surpassed centuries of speculation and persisted through the Civil War, an experiment that survived two World Wars and continues to stand as a beacon of hope to nations across the globe, an experiment made possible because of the foresight of our Founding Fathers--and it had to have some divine intervention because men just aren't that smart, so there was wisdom--who recognized the necessity to establish a government ruled by a series of laws they felt were so essential to ensure equal opportunity--not equal outcome, but equal opportunity--in the pursuit of prosperity and happiness to all citizens. These documents--the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights--I have right here. I want people to look at this. This is the entire Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. I think if you look at it, we will all agree it is not an epic in volume.…”