Political Quotes

“I thank you first and all my dear beloved colleagues for your love and tenderness, which my family and I will never forget. Abraham Lincoln, whose name is a comfort to us all, said: ``We have got the best government the world ever knew.'' It is best because the first three words of the Constitution tell us who governs here: We the People. Watch this proceeding today and tell the world with pride, as Lincoln did, about the brilliant meaning and promise of our country. Our Government belongs to the people. As President Ford said: Here the people rule. Today we are in the people's House to complete the people's process for choosing the people's President. We assemble into joint session for a solemn purpose that we have all sworn a sacred oath to faithfully discharge. The 12th Amendment obligates each and every one of us to count the electoral votes to recognize the will of the people in the 2020 Presidential election. We are not here, Madam Speaker, to vote for the candidate we want. We are here to recognize the candidate the people actually voted for in the States. Madam Speaker, the 2020 election is over and the people have spoken. Joe Biden received more than 80 million votes. Seven million more than President Trump. A number larger than any other President has received in U.S. history.…”