Political Quotes

“every morning we come to this House floor, turn to the American flag, and with hand over heart finish our Nation's Pledge of Allegiance to our flag with these words, ``with liberty and justice for all.'' Now, Mr. Chairman, is the time for us to decide whether we mean those words. I revere our Nation's great documents, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and to that I would add the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag. But what has made our Nation great is not pieces of parchment and hollow words, but the principles thus enunciated. Today we should ask ourselves in this House, do we mean our Pledge of Allegiance, or do we simply recite it? Is the principle justice for all simply a concept to be taught in our schools, or is it a goal worth fighting for? Just a few weeks ago in this House we passed a budget bill that will give tax breaks to some of America's wealthiest families. What would it say today about our values if while doing that we turned and cut funding for Legal Services for our poorest families? Mr. Chairman, tomorrow morning when we turn to this flag once again with hand over heart and finish with those eloquent words, ``with liberty and justice for all,'' I hope we can do so with pride, knowing that we stand up for the meaning of those words. Vote ``yes'' on the Mollohan-Fox amendment.”