Political Quotes

“I thank the Senator from Georgia. Mr. President, there is scripture in the Bible in the Book of Ezekiel, chapter 33, somewhere around verse 6. This scripture talks about a watchman on a wall, and his job is to simply say there is danger coming. It is a very important job. The watchman's job is to simply say there is danger coming. As Senator Perdue said, I had that conversation 5 years ago. I didn't find anyone on the other side who was willing to engage in that conversation then, and here we are 5 years later. There is danger coming. I want us to hear this clearly because, as we look out on the streets of America and we see more unrest and we see more challenging situations, realize that there is danger coming. The watchman's responsibility is to call out the danger, and as the bloodshed happens, the blood, according to Ezekiel, will not be on the hands of the watchman, but if he does not shout out, if he does not articulate that there is danger coming, then the blood will be on his hands. There is danger coming. We are in dangerous times. The source of this danger is not the failure of this bill on this floor at this time. No, this is merely a symptom of the danger that, I believe, is right in front of us. This is only a symptom of a much deeper issue--a systemic problem. Let me explain. I am a kid who grew up in poverty--in abject poverty in many ways. There is much worse poverty in America and, certainly, around the world than that in which I grew up.…”