Political Quotes

“I want to thank the pages for their outstanding service this year. You have been just tremendous. Each and every one of you can be proud of yourselves, and I am very proud of each and every one of you. You have seen history at work here. You have seen the House of Representatives at work here. You have seen us at our best and at our worst. You have seen us working together trying to make this a better country. You have witnessed some real history. You have seen Nelson Mandela walk down this aisle and speak from the podium where every President since Woodrow Wilson has stood, a man who had been in prison almost half his life who spoke of love and reconciliation. You heard the State of the Union Message here, a very long State of the Union Message here, just the other night, and you witnessed the orderly transfer of power in this House from one party to another after 40 years. That is democracy at work.”