Political Quotes

“I wish to emphasize why, as the gentleman from Texas pointed out, our border security efforts to date have been a good step, but they must be increased. History shows us that once before an enemy of the United States, the communist Soviet Union and its Bolshevik dictators, joined league with the communist Castro on the island of Cuba to plant nuclear weapons 70 miles off the United States shores. What a sad irony in history it would be for the United States today to see a dictator in Tehran join league with the oppressive dictator Mr. Chavez in Venezuela to potentially place nuclear devises within America's borders. I think we should look back to what President Kennedy talked about when he addressed the Cuban missile crisis in order to steel ourselves for the struggles ahead. President Kennedy pointed out that America does not keep its word only when it is easy. America does not keep its word only when it is easy. And while the price of freedom is always high, Americans have always paid it. I am convinced that if we learn from the lessons of histories and from the successes of individuals like President Kennedy, from his commitment to defending this Nation, to the expansion of liberty, we ourselves will see the day where both Cuba and Venezuela and the people of Iran are free.”