Political Quotes

“And still I rise. And I rise because I love my country. I rise today on a mission of mercy. I am on a mission of mercy for people that I will likely never meet and greet. Perhaps by some fortuitous circumstance, I may encounter some of them, but I know not who they are currently in the sense that I know them personally. I rise on behalf of the many people who are seeking asylum, and I do so, Mr. Speaker, because it has been reported on many news stations-- outlets, if you will--that our President intends to reinstate the family separation policy. I rise on a mission of mercy, and I make an appeal to the most powerful man on the planet Earth. My appeal is that you would not--N-O- T--you would not reinstate this policy. I beseech you to please, Mr. President, treat these people the way you would want to be treated if you found yourself in similar circumstances. I beg that you would understand that separating babies from mothers is unacceptable by any standard that we know of. No one supports the notion of taking babies from their mothers, children from their parents. {time} 1015 So I am begging and pleading with the President of the United States of America, the most powerful man on Earth: Please, Mr. President, do not reinstate this policy. I also appeal to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to encourage the President to do the right thing, the just thing. If we are not pleased with the laws in this country, we have a means by which we can address the law.…”