Political Quotes

“I also agree with his conclusion that like the much larger-scale tragedy in Oklahoma City, this was an act of domestic terrorism. But let's not quibble over the terms; it was the harm that was done and the promotion of that harm and violence. There is nothing noble about terror. Any expression to the contrary deserves our condemnation. As I read the statement that the pilot put up on his website, which was a rather confusing diatribe, I noticed particularly his quotation, ``violence not only is the answer, it is the only answer,'' and in response almost immediately, some folks set up a Facebook page and called themselves ``fans'' of this suicide attacker. Sporting a ``Don't Tread on Me'' flag, the so-called ``fan page'' to the murderer misappropriated Thomas Jefferson's famous words that ``the tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.'' This resolution soundly rejects, in a bipartisan manner, such appalling tributes.”