Political Quotes

“we are in a moment of profound unease about the stability of the executive branch of our government. The recent reports about General Flynn detailing constant, high-level contact between members of the Trump administration and the Russian Government raise serious doubts about this administration's competence in the realm of foreign policy and national security and even graver doubts about the sanctity of our democratic process. We do not know all the facts, and in the coming days and weeks, more information may well surface about these disturbing revelations, but we already know that something is rotten in the state of Denmark. I have been in Congress a long time, and I have never, ever seen anything like this. The institutions of government are being tested in a way they have not been tested in some time. At this juncture, we would all do well to remember that democracy-- the most benevolent, desirable, effective, and just form of government devised by man--is also one of the most fragile systems of government devised by man. It requires constant vigilance and strong democratic institutions to bolster one another. At the time of the drafting of the Constitution, Thomas Jefferson expressed doubt that a government founded on such a document could long endure. Varying factions in our founding generation worried alternatively about the threats posed by mob rule and potential autocrats.…”