Political Quotes

“the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery catapulted the issues of racial justice, police violence, and systemic racism to the forefront of this Nation's conscience. These issues are not new. Some are even older than the Nation itself. The anger felt by hundreds of thousands of protestors is about that historical and pervasive injustice. It is rooted in our decades-long failure to reform police departments and the yawning gap between our ideal of equal justice under law and the reality of equal justice for only some. America is an experiment. The Founding Fathers said that. We know it deep in our bones. An experiment means you can change, and some of the best observers of the difference--I think de Tocqueville was one of these--of America and the difference between us and other countries--we are willing to change. I am touched and moved--I was with the demonstrators on Saturday in New York, in Brooklyn--by how many people were there--great diversity-- and how many were young and idealistic and doing things for just the right reasons--not selfish reasons but for the betterment of the country, to make us a more perfect union. We must seize this moment. We cannot let it pass. This isn't about simply renewing a national dialogue, although dialogue is always important. It is about action. It is about making real and meaningful progress. And the way to do that is with comprehensive police reform legislation in Congress.…”