Political Quotes

“this is really an interesting and important debate. I am delighted that the gentleman from California, the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, also advocates not invading Haiti. I think that would be a very serious mistake. The Cubans have feared that we would invade since 1959. Daniel Ortega used to terrify the Sandinistas and their followers by saying that we were going to invade next month and the month after that. None of those invasions came about, and I would hate to see us invade Haiti. There are many reasons why it would be ill-advised. Of course, our last experience of spending 19 years there without any real positive result ought to have taught us something. Now, Mr. Aristide was elected in a democratic election, and he was the overwhelming democratic choice of the people. But the problem is, with democracy, it is more than just a process. It is more than just an election. You have to conduct yourself as a Democrat, once you are elected. You have to respect opposition parties. You have to respect civil rights of other people who disagree with you. Unfortunately, the evidence indicates that Mr. Aristide failed miserably in that department. This is not the testimony of right-wing, off-the-wall people.…”