Political Quotes

“we owe our colleague from California [Mr. Lehman] a profound debt of gratitude for again organizing this Special Order to make sure that the world does not forget the terrible Armenian genocide. The current troubles facing the brave people of Armenia make this all too tragically relevant, and it is fervent hope that our efforts here to recall the horrors of more than 70 years ago will help waken the world to the moral imperative of coming to the aid of the besieged people of Armenia today. I continue to regret very much the incomprehensibly obstinate attitude of the Turkish government, in seeking to block recognition of the terrible events of that period, in which so many innocent Armenians were slaughtered. And I urge the Turkish government today to take into account this historic tragedy and to revise its policy today of continuing to add to the misery that besets innocent people in Armenia. I admire the courage that the people of Armenia are showing today in their effort to construct a modern democratic government, after so many centuries of misrule and oppression which they have suffered from outside forces. As we recall the martyrs of the genocide of many decades ago, let us rededicate ourselves to a policy of cooperation, friendship and support for the valiant effort of the survivors to create a democratic prosperous Armenia. The Armenian people deserve no less.”