Political Quotes

“I want to thank Mr. Hulshof for putting this together for new Members of Congress so that we can talk about the importance of family and the importance of families to the success of our country. I have four children, four boys, ages 7, 5, 3 and 1. Our campaign slogan was, ``If not your support, your sympathy.'' And tonight they are at home watching. I miss them but I hope as they watch what I do here in this body and what I try to do to serve my country that at the end of my days they will see that what we were all about is not just about taxes and spending and the issues that come before us, but it is about strengthening and supporting and sustaining the key to our success, our family, of having a culture that discourages violence and crime, that promotes strong education, that seeks to remove the barriers and the penalties and the punishment that we now see too often placed on families. And if we can be a part of that, then I will be very proud of my service and that I hope my four boys will think that we did something to make their generation live in a free and prosperous and moral country. In May 1988, President Ronald Reagan visited the Moscow State University and before leaving held a short question and answer session with some of the students. He made a statement that I think is appropriate tonight. President Reagan said, ``Progress is not foreordained; the key is freedom.'' For our families to make progress and succeed, our families must have freedom.”