Political Quotes

“today the State of Hawai`i, the Senate, and the United States mourn the loss of Senator Daniel Inouye. Observers of the Senate today know Chairman Inouye as a poised, soft- spoken statesman: courteous and collegiate; shunning of the spotlight; above the petty churn of the partisan fray. But historians will remember him as a great patriot, a fierce warrior, a brave pioneer, and a great leader. Chairman Inouye's unflinching commitment to his country withstood both the moral threat of having his family deemed ``enemy aliens'' and the direct physical threat of Nazi firepower. His famed ``Go For Broke'' 442nd Regimental Combat Team was made up of Japanese-American volunteers, but even among this exceptionally decorated group of men, Second Lieutenant Inouye exemplified exceptional bravery and sacrifice in what Winston Churchill described as the war ``to confront not only military but moral aggression.'' The fight to see the American values of freedom, justice, and equality fulfilled would continue beyond the war years and throughout Chairman Inouye's lifetime of service to his home state and his country. The new State of Hawai`i sent him to Washington as part of its very first delegation. The first Japanese American elected to Congress, he has been a champion of civil rights for women, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and African Americans. Indeed, Chairman Inouye was the last surviving member of the Senate to have voted for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.…”