Political Quotes

“you know, in all contentious discussions, there are a set of imaginary barricades, and people get on one side or on the other. On one side of the barricades, the hypothetical barricades, are people's main concern of prison welfare. They introduce amendments, they focus their time and attention on the welfare of the prisoners. On the other side of the barricade are people who focus on winning the war, who focus on the beheadings that have happened to decent and good people from the enemy. They focus on the assassinations, on the car bombings, that indiscriminately kill elderly people and children. And so you have to decide what side of the barricade you are on. Now, you can say that is a criticism of your patriotism. Not at all. Not at all. But you just have to listen to this debate to know the overriding concern of some is the welfare of the prisoners. Other people want to win the war. Count me among the latter. Another issue that I think is worthy of comment, we have heard a couple of speakers from the other side, more than a couple, say this information is corrupt, falsification of intelligence, outright deception by the administration. I have, in my hand, ``Famous Last Words,'' a compendium of quotations from famous Democrats and famous people about the war that I think would be worth recalling. The gentleman from California (Mr.…”