Political Quotes

“I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to my colleague, Congressman Doug Lamborn. He is so faithful every year to organize this Special Order series. And this year, we recognize, as has been mentioned, the 79th anniversary of National Bible Week. Mr. Speaker, I am delighted to stand with all my Members and friends today to share our perspectives on why the Bible is so important to us and to our country. I am often reminded, I think about and reflect upon, and we quote all the time, the Founders. George Washington, who was the father of our country, and he famously said, ``Of all the disposition and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports.'' They were the foundation of the very Republic. And John Adams is our second President. He comes next. He says, ``Our Constitution is made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.'' What he meant was that this is essential to who we are as Americans. Even more fundamental than that, who we are as human beings. And it was one of my favorite Presidents, Ronald Reagan, who said that, ``If we ever forget that we are one Nation under God, we will be a Nation gone under.'' Mr. Speaker, in the very short time I have, I would share one brief paragraph, a preface to a historic text that I have in my collection. Some of the guys have this as well.…”