Political Quotes

“two weeks ago we celebrated the 30th anniversary of a tremendous moment in our history. Who can forget that first message from the surface of another world spoken on the morning of July 20th thirty years ago: ``Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.'' These words, spoken by Neil Armstrong, marked the beginning of a new age for humanity. Through hard work and determination born of a national pride and international rivalry, the world saw one of our own safely journey from the Earth to the Moon. Just a short seven hours after that initial transmission from the Lunar Module, Neil Armstrong descended the ladder to the cratered surface. As he ventured away from the vehicle that brought him to that place, he again uttered words which will always be engraved in our national pride: ``That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.'' With that simple statement, the world changed. No harder a challenge has ever been issued, and no greater dream has ever been accomplished.”