Political Quotes

“in 1982, I was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. I was elected along with the now-senior Senator from the State of Arizona, John McCain. We were both part of that class of 1982. I have given a lot of speeches on this Senate floor. So has my friend from Arizona and so have all of us. Frankly, most of the speeches we give may have a little bite for a day or two. But the speech just given by my friend, the senior Senator from Arizona, will be forever remembered in our country and in this body. Senator McCain and I have had our differences over the years. That does not take away from the fact that we are friends. We love prizefighting, and we love our States that are neighbors, Arizona and Nevada. He has an admirable record representing his party and running for the Presidency of the United States and chairman of a number of committees during his tenure in the Senate. We came to the Senate together, in addition to the House of Representatives. I want the record to reflect my admiration and respect--as I believe the whole Senate's respect--for the speech given by this fine man from Arizona. No one in the Senate--no one, without any qualification--could have given the speech that was given today. Why? Because he speaks with knowledge--personal knowledge--that I am sure he still remembers in those dark nights when he is trying to rest about his having been tortured.…”