On the recordJuly 10, 2002
Just briefly, Mr. Speaker, let me thank both my colleagues, because Clarence Lightner was an exceptional man; and my colleague was right when he said that if you ran for public office, as he and I did, and others, we are here to attest to the fact that you sought Clarence Lightner's counsel. You really wanted his support; but you sought his counsel first, as we well know. He was honest, he was blunt, but he did it in such a nice way. Let me share what Webster's Dictionary defines as a Renaissance man, because I really think Clarence Lightner is one. It says, a Renaissance man is one who has wide interests; is an expert in several areas. And certainly Clarence Lightner fully met these descriptions. He earned that designation again and again, and he showed in many ways that he really did value liberty, equality, and human kindness; and he exhibited it every day.
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