Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Rosen is addressed to the House managers: Over the course of your arguments, you have tried to make a case that the President put his personal interests over those of the Nation, risking our national security in the process. What precedent do you believe the President's actions set for future Presidents? Mr. Manager CROW. Mr. Chief Justice, Senator, thank you for that question. It is one that I have wanted to answer for some time now. You have heard me speak before about some of my personal experience in service to the country, and one thing that experience has taught me is that we are strong not just because of the service and the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, which is extreme and pure in all of its sense and something that I think everybody in this Chamber actually appreciates and respects, but we are also strong because we have friends. We are strong because America doesn't go it alone. You know, when I was in Iraq and Afghanistan, I worked frequently with Afghan Army partners, Iraqi Army partners and others, not because it was important but because it was essential. We couldn't accomplish the mission without it. But if those partners feel like our policies-- what we say publicly--don't matter; if they feel like we are not a reliable and predictable partner; if they feel like the American handshake isn't worth anything, then they will not stand by us.…”