Political Quotes

“I will be very brief, Mr. President. A few weeks ago, one of Vermont's most noted and valued citizens, Mollie Beattie, died. Much was said on the floor of the Senate about her. Much was said in Vermont at her memorial service and again at the Department of Interior when the Secretary of Interior, as well as the Vice President, her husband and others spoke. Much also was written in Vermont. I noted a commentary by Jim Wilkinson in one of our Vermont newspapers about Mollie Beattie. Jim Wilkinson is one of those quintessential Vermonters who represents the best values of our State. I have known him for decades, both in his role as the commissioner of Vermont Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation, and more recently as the consulting forester for the tree farm my wife and I have in Middlesex, VT. He is a man of great depth, great honesty, and, frankly, great wisdom.”