Political Quotes

“the simple gesture of raising one's hand accompanied by an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, this gesture takes place hundreds of times a day in every courthouse in the land. It is preceded by an oath that is taken by the judge to dispense justice, by the jurors to find the truth, by the bailiffs, by the clerk of court, by the sheriff, by the attorneys, the officers of the court. And when a witness mounts the witness stand pledging to tell the truth and nothing but the truth and does not, but commits perjury, then the entire process comes tumbling down. The very core of the justice system on which we rely for justice for our families, for our churches, on our institutions, for the individual rights of every citizen of our country, all of that depends on that oath that is administered and followed, hopefully, by the witness who takes that stand. We cannot afford to trivialize the possibility of perjury nor devalue its part in our democracy. That is why we must go forward with this impeachment inquiry to determine whether the statements given under oath amount to perjury, number one, and whether that perjury, no matter what the subject matter is, is an impeachable offense. This is not about sex. This is not about lying about sex. It is, rather, when under oath does one lie about sex.”