Political Quotes

“I hate to prolong this debate, it has been prolonged too long, but there are some things that need to be said about the situation we find ourselves in. Mr. Chairman, I really feel badly about the fact that this bill is going to be voted on and there will be a lot of red lights up there. I think the purpose of this bill is to honor a great American President, a great American President who is in the evening of his life, and of whom can be said more people are walking free in the world today because he was our leader for two terms. The very phrase 'free world' owes much to this man whom we seek to honor, but whom we are trivializing, and whom this great honor for him has become a victim of what really is raw and petty politics. 'Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall'; the democratizations of central Europe, the unification of Germany, the dissolution of the Soviet Union, these are cosmic occurrences in our time and in our century that are worthy of recognition. And, yes, I think the gentleman in whose district the airport belongs has an important role to play, but the airport is a national airport, and Ronald Reagan was a national figure, and I think there is something beyond the parochialism of a district. I say that with respect, but that is how I feel. This man, Ronald Reagan, gave this country dignity, he gave it hope, he gave it optimism. It was his fervent desire to make this country a city on a hill, and he did it. He did it.”