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Stephanie Tubbs Jones: “I am angry, as I am sure most Americans are. And words cannot express our anger. But I have an 18-year-old son named…”

On the recordSeptember 14, 2001
I am angry, as I am sure most Americans are. And words cannot express our anger. But I have an 18-year-old son named Mervyn. And I always tell Mervyn, ``Mervyn, anger is the ill wind that blows out the light of reason.'' I stand firmly in support of the United States, the United States Constitution, our President and this Congress. I just trust that we will be as deliberate as they were, as precise as they were, but we must not let our anger blow out our light of reason.

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Expressing anger and support for the U.S. following a national tragedy.

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