Political Quotes

“I want to add my voice to these who condemn in the most absolute terms possible the savage murder by a Jewish Fundamentalist, Baruch Goldstein, of dozens of innocent people at prayer. That was an outrageous act. Those who seek in any way to justify it or explain it away are guilty of a terrible, terrible moral mistake. It is essential, particularly those of us who have supported and continue to support the State of Israel, to make clear how abhorrent we found that act. I commend the Government of Israel, Prime Minister Rabin, Prime Minister Peres, and others, for the steps they are now taking to insure that this does not happen again. It is important that the Government of Israel carry out its responsibilities, legal and moral, to protect individuals of all faiths against this small minority of terrorists. Finally, it would be a terrible mistake for governments of all sorts and political movements of all sorts to give that murderer his final victory, because efforts to undermine the peace process now going forward in the Middle East, taken because of revulsion at that murder, would have the terrible ironic effect of giving the murderer what he sought to achieve. It is essential that the Israeli Government continue with its steps to make sure this does not happen again and to protect people. It is essential that all make clear our absolute unmitigated condemnation of this act, and any who would defend it or explain it away.”