Political Quotes

“since September 11 there has been such a flood of emotions in America over the events of that day. I think all of us have been transformed by the experience and transformed by some of our fellow Americans and what they have said and what they have done. Some of the things that have been written are extraordinary. In just one moment, I am going to submit for the Record one that I think is exceptional, a piece from the BusinessWeek magazine of October 1, 2001, by a writer named Bruce Nussbaum entitled, ``Real Masters Of The Universe.'' I will not read the entire article, but I will submit it for the Record. I would like to quote a few sentences from it. He said some things with which I agree and I think help to put our experience into some perspective: A subtle shift in the American zeitgeist took place on Sept. 11. It's hard to define, and it may not last. But on the day of the World Trade Center cataclysm, the country changed. Big, beefy working-class guys became heroes once again, replacing the telegenic financial analysts and techno-billionaires who once had held the Nation in thrall. Uniforms and public service became ``in.'' Real sacrifice and real courage were on graphic display. Maybe it was the class reversals that were so revealing. Men and women making 40 grand a year working for the city responding--risking their own lives--to save investment bankers and traders making 10 times that amount. And dying by the hundreds for their effort.…”