Political Quotes

“It is why I rise today to honor mothers, my mother, and so many women in Illinois-3 who have shown love, who have shown compassion, who have shown love even when they have been given hate. I also recognize that our mothers, as we pay respect to them, they also want to make sure that we pay respect to the brave children that they have raised. You see, on college campuses across the United States and the whole world, students, our children, they are fighting for our shared humanity. They are putting their comfort and their bodies on the line to disrupt the status quo. They are sending a clear message that Palestinian, that Jewish, that Christian children must be protected and that we must uplift our shared humanity. Inspired by the lessons we have learned from our own mothers in our communities, these brave and courageous students are defending children in Gaza who are being murdered with U.S. bombs. They are taking a stand for children whose schools have been destroyed. Students of all faiths--Muslim, Jewish, Christian, and from diverse backgrounds--are uniting to care for each other and to keep each other safe, to defend their cause and protect their dreams and to create a space that is encouraging freedom for everyone. These children are an inspiration to so many of us, and they remind us that the future is bright by putting the values and love into action that their courageous mothers instilled in them.…”