Political Quotes

“Tonight as we lay our heads down to sleep, all across this country and in New York City, we will be tucking in our children, telling them good-night stories, knowing that they will be safe until morning. Well, that is not true for the eight children who lost their fathers in the blaze on June 17. Frankly, as all of us sleep at night, we do so sanguine in the knowledge that all across this country, and particularly in New York City, we have brave men and women who spend that night watching over us, literally. There is probably no other profession in the world where a group of men and women sits by the phone waiting for the worst and most horrific things to happen so they can jump into duty. Well, today while we take the opportunity to commemorate the lives of Brian Fahey, Harry Ford and John Downing, we recognize, of course, that every day here after and every day so far we have been protected by the men and women of New York's bravest and all those fire officials all around the Nation.”