Political Quotes

John Ensign: They have an obligation to stigmatize, to separate those who are radical, so that somebody who is moderate in their…

On the recordNovember 18, 2009
They have an obligation to stigmatize, to separate those who are radical, so that somebody who is moderate in their views feels like they can come out and condemn.
Said by
John Ensign

Editor's note · Context

Senator Ensign discusses the responsibility of the Muslim-American community to distance themselves from radicals.

Share

More from John Ensign

Jan 6, 2011

We need to get control of these entitlements for today.

congress.gov
Apr 8, 2011

I say hello to my good friend from Delaware. He made some very good comments. I want to follow up and talk about this debate we are having. The Senator from Tennessee, Senator Corker, talked about the need to forget about whether you are a…

govinfo.gov
Mar 30, 2011

The headline reads: Darfuries feel betrayed by Libya no-fly zone. We didn't step in in Darfur. We also didn't help the people of Rwanda. The last time we did try to police a situation such as this was in Somalia, and we all know how that…

govinfo.gov
Jan 6, 2011

We have to make such difficult--these are going to be painful--politically painful choices to make.

congress.gov