Political Quotes

“And still I rise. I rise today, Mr. Speaker, with a departure from my message that I fully intended to give, one that I believe to be exceedingly important. I rise today to deviate from my message because of circumstances that occurred in the course of events here at the House of Representatives. Today, Mr. Speaker, we had a Holocaust remembrance take place. It is a memorial, if you will, a very special occasion that requires solemnity and commemoration; a commemoration for the victims of the Holocaust. We were fortunate enough to have this opportunity to hear from victims of the Holocaust; survivors, if you will. If you are a survivor, and a relative was lost, in my world, that makes you a victim too. Maybe all wouldn't agree with me. This event took place in the Capitol Visitor Center, right in the area where the Statue of Freedom is. An appropriate place for it, I might add. It was an event that I had been looking forward to because I had not attended this event in the years that have passed since I have been in Congress. I was looking forward to this for a multiplicity of reasons. I was there at the event. The event started with the usual things that events will start with; music, bringing in persons who are to be recognized and commemorated. The persons who are the survivors came in, a good many of them. The number I could not count because I came in as they were moving in, as well. There were Members of Congress present. I wasn't the only one.…”