Edward Markey actually said...

Do you want to be remembered as a Herbert Hoover, who sat by and did nothing in the face of obvious calamity, or as an Abraham Lincoln, who took every measure to save the Union?

Context

Markey contrasts inaction on climate change with decisive leadership during crises.

07/19/2012

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