Political Quotes

“North Carolina February 1, 1991 Thank you very much for that warm welcome. And it's a wonderful honor to be introduced by Ms. Hearney, whose husband is doing such an outstanding job for the country. Let me salute the Secretary of the Navy, Larry Garrett; of course, General Al Gray, upon whom I depend so much as a member of the Joint Chiefs; and General Mundy and General Richwine and Colonel McDyre and, of course, Governor Martin, the Governor of this great State--an old friend, Jim Martin; and Mrs. Krulak and Mrs. Sutton; families and friends and members of ``the few, the proud, the Marines.'' There's a song which speaks of ``Carolina in the Morning.'' Well, I am very pleased to be here this morning to salute all of you who form the magnificent Carolina MAGTF [Marine Air Ground Task Force]. Admiral Bull Halsey--if you'll forgive me, a Navy man--[laughter]-- once called you ``not merely the elite Corps of this country but the elite Corps of this world.'' And I agree. Let me tell you, it's a real privilege--and I mean that--to be at a home base of the United States Marine Corps. For 216 years, the corps has helped write the story of America. And today--in wartime, as in peacetime--you write that story still. It is the story of Semper Fi--Always Faithful--to the liberty which set men free. My squadron helped cover the landings at Guam and Saipan, and I was way up there and those marines were way down there. And I saw their courage then, firsthand.…”