Political Quotes

“Colleagues, a bipartisan story: In 1984, four Senators came together to reduce the risk of war. All four were veterans of World War II: two Republicans--Mark Hatfield, a Navy lieutenant, and Ted Stevens, Army Air Corps pilot; and two Democrats--John Glenn, a Navy fighter pilot, and Sparky Matsunaga with the 100th Infantry Battalion. They knew the horror of war, and they resolved to ensure that conflict resolution and diplomacy would always be tools available to reduce the risk of war; to resolve world challenges; to reduce the risk of American servicemen and servicewomen dying in such wars. So they created the U.S. Institute of Peace. It was signed into law by President Reagan. Marine Major General Zinni testified to the effectiveness--often unseen, often behind the scenes--of their work in Asia, in the Balkans, in Africa, and in the Middle East. Tonight, let's channel that bipartisan support for reducing the risk of war, saving the lives of our service men and women, and sustain funding for the Institute of Peace.”