Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, let me thank the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Thompson) for his leadership on the resolution today, for asking me to join with him, as we at the Arlington Cemetery joined together today not only with the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Thompson), but Senator Cochran, who led this resolution in the Senate last week, and Senator Lott, who was present at the cemetery today, shows that not only does an idea live on, but the example of courage and also the attitude of wanting not only to love all people, to find a way that not only did we demand the equality and the freedom that God gives us, but then we find a way to work together and come together. I think the message from Myrlie Evers today and from the other speakers, from the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson), is in the best sense not only the best example from Mississippi, but one of the best examples for our Nation as we try to heal the wounds and reconcile and work together, and to continue the work and the commitment of equal opportunity for all of our people and all of our citizens. I am proud to represent the home of Edgar Evers in east central Mississippi, Newton County and Decatur.”