Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Georgia, my dear friend, Chaplain Doug Collins, for those kind words. We are honored to serve here with so many that have served--not all of them are here tonight--on both sides of the aisle. I think of my colleague from Illinois, Tammy Duckworth, who suffered severe injuries in Iraq, has bilateral leg prosthesis. She had the courage to serve again and to continue to serve not only in the Guard but here as a Congresswoman from Illinois. It is an honor to serve with her here on Capitol Hill. Teddy Roosevelt said it so well when he said, ``It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood.'' Our veterans serve. They fight in wars, wars they didn't start, and those who serve in war are probably the greatest lovers of peace, the ones who appreciate it the most. Our great American veterans, they may be best described in this way: they are what others care not to be. They go where others fear to go, and they do what others fail to do, and they ask nothing from those that gave nothing. I want to thank everyone for being here tonight to honor those that felt that they should give of themselves for something greater than themselves.…”