Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, Fred and I met several years ago. A mutual friend of ours by the name of Tom Marino had been elected and then decided to leave the Congress. We were really fortunate because the person who came in after Tom was Fred. We formed kind of an instant friendship. I think a lot of it is because of who raised us, because we oftentimes talk about family. I was looking at different things that people have said over the ages. This is Thomas Aquinas, over seven centuries ago, who summed up what Western civilization understood to be the natural debt of gratitude all human beings owe to God, family, and country. Isn't that the truth for all of us? Who is it that we owe this incredible life we have? Those who came before us. We talked today, as we talk often. Mr. Speaker, 1\1/2\ million men and women gave their lives. It wasn't so much that they gave time; they gave their lives in order for us to practice this incredible form of government, this representative Republic. People often get confused and talk about our democracy, our democracy, our democracy. We are truly a Republic, and every voice gets heard, every voice gets counted, and every person gets counted. I think, for my friend and I, we spend a lot of time together. When I look up in the gallery, his family is here. Where is Camrie? Camrie, stand up, honey. You are so little, I can't see you from down here. There she is. She is my favorite source of energy. I have never seen a child with the energy she has.…”