Political Quotes

“6 years ago today, 2,974 men, women, and children became innocent victims to a cowardice and hatred we will never understand. I remember very clearly watching from the windows of the Capitol, S-219, as smoke billowed from the Pentagon in the clean morning air. I remember the care taken amidst the panic to ensure everyone was evacuated safely when word came of another airplane heading toward the U.S. Capitol. I remember how our voices joined to sing ``God Bless America'' on the Capitol steps, which was our way of showing the country that its Government was still whole. But what I remember most was how our Nation stood as one, in lines to give blood, stretching long hours; the food and clothing banks overflowing with donations; contributions, financial in nature pouring in, many giving more than they could afford to help families who had literally lost everything. As our country stood as one, the world stood with us. The headline of one European newspaper read: ``We are all American.'' On this anniversary, and all those to follow, we must never forget the innocent lives we lost that day or the burden we bear for the freedom we cherish. Yet we must always remember the endless well of compassion and rejection of despair that followed. These past 6 years we have faced great challenges. But though our scars will never fully heal, our spirit will never be broken. We are all American.”