Political Quotes

“words are very inadequate to encompass the dimensions of this tragic event. Everybody is shocked by it. It is a tragedy of immense proportions. It is right that the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) and her colleagues bring this resolution to the floor. Attention has to be paid to these acts of inhumanity. It is my strong feeling that the problems of racism will never be solved without a spiritual component until people realize we do share a common humanity. We are made in the image and likeness of our creator, and we are, indeed, brothers and sisters in the most profound way, not in the superficial way. These events have to shock the conscience of the country. When they stop shocking us, then we have lost some sensitivity and some of our humanity. So let us not forget that these things happen. They happen today. They happen in our country. Let us not look away. Let us not avert our eyes. Let us focus, let us try to find out what crazy, irrational impulses cause this. Let us try to root them out. Let us, again, take a renewed look at each other and try to find the things that we share in common and remember we are children of God.”