Political Quotes

“I simply want to say, what kind of advice is that? How can anybody say, ``avoid wearing visible signs of your faith,'' as if that is the way to deal with the hatred that is being directed against Jews in Germany and across Europe? The way to deal with it, as Mr. Foxman pointed out, is to speak out, to speak out loudly, to denounce it, to make sure that everybody knows how unacceptable that hatred and intolerance is. We will win this victory if we step forward, and if people around the world step forward and say that anti-Semitism is un-American, that it is un-German, that it is un-French, that it is un-Ukrainian, that it is against the basic principles of a civilized people wherever it happens around the world. Mr. Speaker, that is the fight we are joining. That is what the gentleman from New York (Mr. Gilman) has done for 20-some years, and that is what the whole career of the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) has been about. That is what my friend, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Crowley) is fighting for today, and I am honored to join my colleagues in that fight.”