Political Quotes

“I would like to close this tribute tonight by acknowledging that this is the 50th year since Fritz Hollings' hunger tour. A lot of people may remember, in 1969, Ernest Hollings embarked upon a tour--or several tours of South Carolina. The first one was on Charleston's East Side, and it was my great honor to lead him, along with Sister Mary Anthony, on that tour so that he could see some of the anxiety, some of the wanting that was present in his hometown. He went from there to other places throughout the State, most especially, Beaufort, Jasper County. Many people may remember, he, after a tour with a Dr. Gatch in Beaufort County, Fritz wrote a book called ``The Case Against Hunger.'' That book was eye-opening to a lot of people. In fact, he made the case for significant expansion of community health centers throughout the South, and he made the case for what we now call the WIC program: Women, Infants, and Children. It was that book and that tour; and 2 years later, I took a tour with his classmate from The Citadel, John Carl West, who was my mentor in government. When West became Governor, he then took a tour. He wanted to retrace some of Fritz's steps and redouble the efforts to eradicate poverty. Poverty is still with us. Ill health is still with us. Hunger among children is still with us.…”