Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, on November 11 in this year of 2017, the nation of Poland will celebrate its 99th anniversary of independence. To commemorate this historic event as well as to recognize the values the United States and Poland have shared since the 1700s, I rise along with my fellow co-chairs of the House Poland Caucus to introduce this bipartisan resolution. As early as 1791, Poland adopted the first constitution in Europe based on America's Democratic principle of liberty. Poland became the first nation in Europe to outlaw serfdom. As a result, Poland was tragically removed from the map of Europe for over a century-and-a- quarter, divided and split between three imperial powers: Russia, Prussia, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Nevertheless, valiant Poles did not give up their values, but they kept alive the free spirit of Poland during foreign occupation and tyranny for a century-and-a-quarter. Then, in 1918, with the help of President Woodrow Wilson following World War I, they triumphed in bringing their nation back onto the map of Europe in the form of a republic. Today, American and Polish military cooperation through NATO is critical to defending the spirit of liberty. Let this resolution serve to reaffirm the close bonds between our two great nations. ____________________”