Political Quotes

“less than a mile from where we are right now--just a 15-minute walk away--are two curving, blue-gray limestone walls about 304 feet long. They curve their way through the center of Judiciary Square, under the shadow of neatly organized trees, adjacent to the National Law Enforcement Museum. Built and dedicated in 1991, these walls were inscribed with nearly 12,000 names at the time they were built. Each year since then, more names have been added. In fact, just this weekend, families, loved ones--Americans of all backgrounds, Americans of all beliefs, a tapestry of our humanity--gathered under the night sky for a candlelight vigil; and very solemnly, additional names were read aloud and inscribed into that limestone, adding, once again, to the total. These are hallowed names, engraved into those walls and etched forever into our Nation's memory. These are names that belong to our fallen heroes. The names are of brave, loyal, patriotic law enforcement officers--our great citizens--who answered the call, who sacrificed for their communities. No greater love hath a man than this, than to give his life for his friends, for his Nation. These were men and women who knew, every day when they suited up, that they could face danger, potentially even the ultimate call. They are the names of police officers who had tragedy visited upon them and their families and their loved ones. They are also police officers who took their own lives.…”