Political Quotes

“Senator Inouye lies in state this morning. But as a young lieutenant platoon leader on a battlefield in Italy, even after being shot in the stomach by German machine-gun fire, he refused medical treatment and still managed to find the courage to destroy two machine-gun posts. Nearly losing consciousness from blood loss, he heroically charged a third machine-gun nest before having his right arm severed by a German grenade. Somehow, even after those grave injuries, Daniel Inouye still found a way to toss a grenade that destroyed the third bunker. What an American. What a man who loved this country and stood for the values of diversity. He loved the independence of the Congress, and he fought for it in the strength of our democracy and the values of America. His words were this: I represented the people of Hawaii and this Nation honestly and to the best of my ability. I think I did okay. To the Senator and your family, you did more than okay. To the Asian American community in Houston, Texas, and all of Texas, I want you to note this hero spoke volumes for what America is all about, that no matter where we've come from, we can stand equally under the sun. He thought of that and his beloved Hawaii as his final words, not only in representing Hawaii--``aloha''--but to America. Senator, we love you, and good-bye. What a great champion, a great warrior for peace, and one who represented all of us so well. ____________________”