Political Quotes

“I am here in opposition to this amendment not because I condone the human rights policies of Indonesia but because I am very, very strongly committed to our own Nation's defense program. Make no mistake about it, the IMET program is one of the most valuable tools that we use as a Nation to engage in preventive defense on behalf of our country. This program enables us to bring to this country distinguished military officers from other countries and train them in the way that our military does business, in the way our military relates to the civilian sector, and the way our military works with other militaries around the world. It is a very important program. It is not a program designed exclusively for the benefit of in this case Indonesia or, for that case, any other foreign nation. It benefits the United States of America. It makes our defense program stronger. It extends the scope of influence of the United States of America. When these people come and visit in this country, they take back with them characteristics that we cannot communicate or instill any other way.”