Political Quotes

“the day before yesterday I met for the first time Alfonso Lenhardt. I met him in the majority leader's office. We were standing there alone after some niceties. I asked him: What is the pin on your lapel? He said: It is a Purple Heart. It is a medal for being injured in combat. He didn't say that, but that is what the Purple Heart stands for. I mention that because I have a lot of affection for the Senate. I have a lot of affection for this Capitol complex. One of the main reasons I have so much affection is that I worked nights as a Capitol Hill policeman while going through law school. I can remember walking through Statuary Hall, never having had any understanding of who those great men were in the true sense of the word. I had the opportunity of meeting Everett Dirksen. I remember walking on the floor. I was the policeman assigned to the Ohio Clock, as it is called. I was there when this man with long, white hair and a wonderful voice, Senator Everett Dirksen, came by. He was asked to comment on the first hydrogen explosion of a nuclear device by the Soviet Union. I stood there and listened to him. I have fond memories of not only my congressional experience but also as a young man working as a Capitol policeman.”