Political Quotes

“Mr. President, as we all know, today we commemorate the solemn anniversary of the attacks on 9/11/2001. If you ask anybody who is old enough to remember where they were that day, I bet they can tell you. It is one of those rare moments that defines an entire generation. I have always said that it is etched in my memory like the only other event in my lifetime that might rise to that level of shock and horror, and that is the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Eighteen years ago today, I was in Austin, talking on the phone to then-Governor Rick Perry. When I hung up the phone, my wife said, ``You need to see this,'' pointing to the TV set. That was just as the second plane hit the World Trade Center, and we all know what came after. It was the same image that millions of Americans struggled to understand on that morning and still struggle to comprehend today--how someone could be so evil and so determined to take innocent lives. September 11 serves as a dividing line in American history. For people like me, there is before and there is after, but for an entire generation of younger people, there is really only after. I believe this 18th anniversary carries special weight because those young people who have only lived in a post-9/11 world will now be able to vote in our elections, serve in our military, and help shape the future of our country.…”