Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 175th anniversary of Dominican independence and the birth of the first country I call home. On February 27, 1844, the founding fathers of the Dominican Republican, great statesmen and lovers of freedom and democracy, raised the flag of a new republic in Santo Domingo and proclaimed their independence from Haiti, bringing another democratic republic into the family of nations. In the words of Dominican icon and independence leader Juan Pablo Duarte: ``Love of country led us to make sacred commitments with the next generation,'' and the commitments that he and his fellow patriots made 175 years ago live on in the hearts of every Quisqueyano, whether they are still on the island of their birth or whether they have made a new home abroad. Today is the day for all of us to celebrate the contributions of the Dominican people, just as my compatriots celebrate their independence throughout the country. ____________________”