Political Quotes

“I rise today on this most moving and memorable of occasions after we as a nation joined together to mark the solemn 10th anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001. Throughout my home State of Maine and across this great land, Americans are uniting as one nation indivisible as we pause to remember with the heaviest of hearts the tragedy that befell our nation 10 years ago--a morning that changed America--and Americans--forever. We are all a different people in America--no matter our faith or ancestry--as a result of the horrific events on 9/11 that are ingrained upon the landscape of our consciousness for all time. We all know where we were and what we were doing at the precise time they happened. As many of us remember the assassination of President Kennedy, and some Pearl Harbor, our children will remember this day. As we recall, that morning began with such remarkable blue skies, but ended with a Nation in mourning and stunned disbelief. In Washington, DC, I watched the images along with the rest of the world. Later, as the Sun set over the National Mall--still capped by smoke billowing from the wound in the side of the Pentagon--I will never forget gathering with my colleagues in the House and Senate on the Capitol steps to sing ``God Bless America.'' We sang to send a message to the country and to the world that we would never be deterred--that freedom would never be crushed by the blunt and remorseless instruments of terror.…”