Political Quotes

“Today we gather in the House of Representatives to consider a resolution commemorating the anniversary of the terrorist acts launched against the United States on September 11, 2001. September 11 was a brilliant, sunlit, late summer morning in New York and Washington. Suddenly, death came raining down from the skies. Three thousand died because of the wicked acts of evil men who callously used innocent American citizens as their weapons. The war against terrorism, which is the war for civilization itself, has come home to America. Now, 3 years after the fact, all thoughts are drawn to that day. Time may not be an invincible healer, but it does soften and mercifully distance us from many of our sharpest pains and fears; and by transforming private remembrance into a more quiet and interior experience, it gives the public forms of remembrance greater depth and meaning, elevating these above mere ritual. I am certain that all Americans alive that infamous day will give reverance to this anniversary for as long as they shall live. We remember today those fellow citizens and the innocents of all Nations who died September 11. We mourn with their families and extend to them once again our profound sympathy.”