Political Quotes

“I have a letter from Wei Jingsheng, who spent 17 years in prison, who was earlier with us today. He said, ``I strongly believe that the freedom of religious belief is one important component of man's fundamental human rights.'' And he goes on to say, ``The true situation may be difficult for Americans to imagine, and it is difficult for the Chinese to imagine. If I did not see it myself, a man in prison for 17 years, I would not imagine the shameful and despicable means.'' Many of these groups around the world all support this bill, but they are afraid to come forward because if they do, they may very well be killed. We get communication daily from groups in all these countries that say they support what we are doing, but they are afraid to come forward publicly.”