Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for her words. Mr. Speaker, I rise to share some history. Two of the greatest freedom fighters I have ever had the privilege to know were two Polish Americans, a husband and wife. The husband, who escaped capture from a Soviet work camp during World War II, lived to age 97. He also survived three Nazi death camps. Each of them lived by the motto: Freedom means never surrender. A 30-minute film about their valiant lives can be viewed online at PBS or YouTube at no cost under the title ``Freedom Means Never Surrender.'' I ask all Americans to learn something about Colonel Marian Wojciechowski and Wladyslawa Poniecka-Wojciechowski. These great Americans were born in Poland after World War I. Separately, they endured horrific torture as their homeland of Poland was invaded and obliterated by Nazi Germany on the west and Stalinist Russia to the east. Their lives were changed forever. Then Poland, as a nation, was squeezed out of existence as 6 million of its citizens were slaughtered into submission by two tyrannies. No nation on Earth lost a higher percentage of its citizens during World War II than did Poland. Here in America, our land of comforts and possibilities, the blessings of liberty to date have shielded us from the harsh reality of dictatorship. Most people could not possibly imagine the torture and cruelty that bore down on the lives of this particular couple.…”