Political Quotes

“I want to thank Mr. Gibbs for organizing this Special Order here this evening in which we are honoring Ralph Regula, our former colleague. I had the pleasure of serving with Congressman Regula for 14 years here in this great institution. Ralph Regula was truly a gentleman in the truest sense of the word. He served Ohio and our Nation with a dignity and grace that few will ever match. When I think of the phrase ``disagreeing without being disagreeable,'' I think of Ralph Regula. {time} 1945 Ralph was a lot of things. He was an attorney, a teacher, a school principal, a veteran, a farmer, and a loving husband, father, and grandfather. But perhaps most of all, he was dedicated to serving the people of the 16th Congressional District and his country. He was born in Beach City, Ohio, in 1924--the same year my mom was born, by the way. Ralph first served his country, as my father did, in World War II. My dad was in the Army and served in Europe. Ralph was in the Navy from 1942 to 1946 during World War II. Ralph then graduated from Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, where he met his wife, Mary, and later obtained his law degree from William McKinley School of Law in Canton. Ralph had a passion for education. Before getting into politics, he served his community as a schoolteacher, as I also did. He was then a principal and even ran for the Ohio Board of Education.…”