Political Quotes

“But what the Senator from Tennessee was trying to do was highlight something of national interest that is happening in North Dakota and Montana now. As I said, the Dakota territory and Montana was the heart and soul of the book that was written, ``Undaunted Courage.'' Now that we are approaching the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase and the trek of Lewis and Clark, there is a lot of interest in our part of the country. What was started in the humanities, the interest of Lewis and Clark, the interest of the Louisiana Purchase and the impact it had on this country, has been very positive for all of us out there and all of America. Some of the original 13 States got the idea that maybe this country is big enough right where it is. If you read another book, ``A Wilderness So Immense,'' you get an idea--this was before our Constitution was ratified--some of the events that went on in the history of the Louisiana Purchase. It is very interesting. That is why we are very supportive of history initiatives. We have young people coming out of our schools who do not have a sense of history. They do not know who they are, why they are, or how they got here. This initiative is very important.”