Chris Smith actually said...

"We owe Liu Xiaobo a debt of gratitude because he demonstrated that the noble idea of democracy and due process, liberty, and the rule of law are not foreign ideas to China."

"the first, of course, and most importantly, is to help get Liu Xia and her brother out of China as rapidly as possible."

"Liu Xiaobo represents the best of what China can be, in death as well as in life."

"No nation should be judged entirely by crimes of the past, but this crime, the death and silencing of Liu Xiaobo, should follow the Chinese Communist Party like an unwashable permanent stain."