Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I will not yield. She has had a lot of time. Madam Speaker, you made it clear that you will proceed regardless of what the Second Amendment says. Mr. Jones made it clearer than anyone. If the filibuster obstructs us, we will abolish it. If the Supreme Court objects, we will expand it. Do something, is the mantra. It is probably worth remembering that that is short for the commonly heard phrase, ``do something, even if it is wrong.'' The last thing we need is something that is wrong. What is needed is an answer. You are not pursuing an answer because, frankly, you are not grappling with the problem. Could we begin with candor? Are these disasters enough to prompt candor? Could we have some truth? You have been doing gun control since 1968. Has it worked to your satisfaction? The gentlewoman from Pennsylvania said earlier: The country is sick. She has misdiagnosed the problem. They say it is the guns. Madam Speaker, guns have been prevalent in the United States of America since before our founding. We did not suffer the mass shootings. We did not suffer the chaos in the cities like she described. Why do we have this now? Chesterton, a British gentleman, came closest, he said: ``The disintegration of rational society started in the drift from the hearth and the family; the solution must be a drift back.'' Everybody knows it is true.…”