Political Quotes

“I rise for the purpose of placing a name in nomination. What a privilege we all are enjoying tonight, we are all enjoying as elected Members of this great body; the people's House, as it has been said. What a great representation of the constitutional Republic in which we enjoy living, the greatest country in the history of the world, as we play out as the people's Representatives in selecting the all-important position of the Speaker of the people's House. I was out on the southeast balcony here just a few moments ago looking out at the Supreme Court, looking at the flag flying above this Capitol Building, looking at the Jefferson and Madison--both Virginians, by the way--Library of Congress buildings, and pausing to do what probably most of us recognize we fail too often to do, to take it in, this high privilege, this distinct honor that we have to be the people's Representatives from our respective districts in this House here in this Congress. This is the greatest Nation in the history of the world. With all of our imperfections as people and as a Nation, no nation in the history of the world has freed more people, has rescued more people, has ministered to more people, has evangelized to more people than the United States of America. And that would be a good time to respond with some applause. There is a reason why people from all over the world are trying to get into this country, many of them illegally, due to the policies of the current administration.…”