Political Quotes

“Madam President, I thank my friend. I tell the Senator that I am proud to stand by his side in this small effort to commemorate what happened 68 years ago today, which was the President calling the Nation in prayer and invoking the Almighty to help protect our sons and daughters in battle. I just came back from Afghanistan yesterday morning, and I would agree with my friend from Connecticut that so much of what we are facing today would also be relevant to these words. I think, particularly, these words in the prayer: For these men are lately drawn from the ways of peace. They fight not for the lust of conquest. They fight to end conquest. They fight to liberate. They fight for tolerance and goodwill among all Thy people. They yearn but for the end of battle, for their return to the haven of home. That certainly describes our great young men and women in uniform who are in Afghanistan protecting us and encouraging tolerance, goodwill, and justice not just for us but for that country and, indeed, for the world. I thank my colleague again for his being willing to join me in this effort. I hope my other colleagues will join us in encouraging that this important, extraordinary prayer and this example of the power of faith in our Nation's history be added to the World War II Memorial. With that, I yield the floor, and I note the absence of a quorum. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.”