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Amory Houghton: “Tonight we talk patriotism, and we should. And we talk sacrifice, and we should. And we talk courage. We talk all those…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2001
Tonight we talk patriotism, and we should. And we talk sacrifice, and we should. And we talk courage. We talk all those things about humanity and we should. But I do think it is important for the American people to realize that this is going to be a very arduous, difficult, nasty, drawn-out struggle. One of the great characteristics and many times it is unsung, but it is there, is perseverance. Just keeping on going. It is so important that we as a public and citizens understand that, because this is not going to be something which brave words will conquer. It is only our perseverance.
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Amory Houghton
Republican · New York
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Addressing the challenges and perseverance needed in the wake of national tragedy.

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