Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Peoria, Illinois, for hosting this Special Order on the State's bicentennial year. You know, Illinois is a State of threes. You know, we had three State capitals: Kaskaskia, Vandalia, and Springfield. We have three State seals. A lot of people don't know that. If you know Illinois well, you know that there is three distinct parts of Illinois involved. Whether you are in politics or business, it is always referred to as Cook County, the Collar counties, and southern Illinois. In southern Illinois, we like to capitalize the ``S'' on ``southern.'' There is one other thing that is in threes. If you listen to the Illinois song, three people are mentioned: Lincoln, Grant, and Logan. Now, the reason why I bring those up is because, tied with southern Illinois and Illinois' 12th Congressional District--the district that is the most southern and most western of the State of Illinois, which I am proud to represent--actually was and had the first State capital. Also, it has John A. Logan in that mentioning of those three names. John A. Logan, if you heard that name before, if you are in D.C., there are many things that are named after Logan, including ``Logan Circle.'' Logan was actually the gentleman who was laid in state--the eighth person laid in state here in this Capitol, and that was because he had established himself from deep southern Illinois.…”