Political Quotes

“And still I rise. I rise today as I always do, with great respect for all and love of country at heart. I rise today for a very special reason. Today is one of the days that I will cherish for the rest of my life. What I will do today is something that I believe will help us to commemorate an unfortunate circumstance that our country has been a part of. This is the day that I will have the opportunity to bring to the attention of the Congress of the United States of America a very special resolution. This is a resolution that is supporting the designation of Slavery Remembrance Day. The resolution proposes that August 20, 2021, serve as the first Slavery Remembrance Day. And this is done to remind us of the evils of slavery. Mr. Speaker, I have noticed that as time has passed during my lifetime, there have been those who have sought to whitewash, to sanitize, the evils associated with slavery. This is a necessary resolution because this resolution will forever allow us to remember the horrors of slavery, the events that have shaped our current circumstances. Slavery was our seminal sin. It was the sin that has, for too long-- centuries, for too long--had an impact on the politics, the economics, the social standing of people in our country. This resolution reads as follows. I shall not read it in its entirety today, but there are some portions of it that are exceedingly important.…”