Political Quotes

“If one takes a walk through this Capitol building, a few feet from where we are standing is the old Senate Chamber. If one reads the history of the Senate, they will find that in the 19th century, in the 1800s, that Chamber was divided over the issue of slavery to the point where one Senator was almost beaten to death on the floor of the Senate. It is hard to think of issues in America that divide us the way slavery divided us then and the issue of abortion divides us today. There is such strong emotional, honest, and heartfelt feeling that comes into this issue on both sides. I greatly respect the Senator from Pennsylvania, even though I may disagree with him on this issue. I believe he is speaking from the heart. I equally respect the Senator from California, who is on the opposite side of the issue. I have known her for 20 years. I know she speaks from the heart. So many of us come to this issue understanding that if we walked into a town meeting in my home State of Illinois and brought up the issue of abortion, we would see people folding their arms and would know what they are thinking.”