Political Quotes

“it is, in my opinion, a sad day that we have come to this. It is sad that we even have to pass this resolution, 148. I support it. I associate myself with the comments of my colleague, the gentleman from New York [Mr. Solomon], and the gentleman from New York [Mr. Gilman], and the gentleman from Indiana [Mr. Hamilton], and the gentleman from California [Mr. Rhorabacher], for what they have observed about the situation. Unfortunately, they are correct. I want to reflect just a moment on a few things that I think our dear friends on the mainland should consider, and that is the reason America was formed as a Nation. After the revolution, Lafayette went back home to France and said, ``Freedom has found a home, and it is America.'' The basic reason this country was formed was to give freedom and liberty a home in the world. To varying degrees, we have lived up to that heritage, some ways, very disappointing to me and many Americans, but basically that is our heritage. And when we give a gift like most-favored-nation treaty status to a country somewhere in the world, we have a right to demand that in return for that gift, that they respect the basic reasons for the founding of our country, the basic principles that America believes in, and it is freedom and liberty, and it is human rights.…”