Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, and still I rise. And still I rise. I rise as a very proud unbought, unbossed, and unafraid liberated Democrat. In the spirit of Shirley Chisholm, she was, as she proclaimed, unbought and unbossed. I rise also as the scion of the enslaved Africans whose lives were sacrificed to make America great. I rise as the progenitor of Slavery Remembrance Day, August 20, Slavery Remembrance Day. All of these things are important to me because all of these things are associated with my history. So I rise today in the spirit of Shirley Chisholm. I rise to speak and address an issue that is little known to most persons. The issue has to do with domicide. Domicide. I will repeat this again in just a moment, but I think it will serve us well to articulate it at this moment. Domicide is the widespread or systematic destruction of homes, often during conflict. I will be saying more about it in just a moment. This is to whet your appetite, if you will, Mr. Speaker, to get you in the frame of mind such that you will start to give some thought to this word ``domicide,'' which more than likely you have not seen prior to today. Domicide is something that is new to most of us. In addressing this issue of domicide, I would like to read from an article published by NPR styled: ``What is `domicide,' and why has war in Gaza brought new attention to the term?'' It is an article that was written by Becky Sullivan on February 9, 2024, in NPR.…”