Political Quotes

“Well, that is a very respectful debate, and if you are ready, I think we will just kind of close. I think we have covered a lot of our bases, and I want to thank the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Cleaver) for, I think, a very instructive debate, and I think we have learned a lot from each other. I certainly have, and I would now like to move just a little bit about the civility issue in Congress. I found a couple of quotes, one of which was from Winston Churchill who said, ``Many forms of government have been tried, and will be tried in the world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.'' None other than our first President, President George Washington, when he began, he wrote, ``Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior,'' and it is fun to thumb through this because some of them are telling us not to spit on the floor and make sure we go out clothed and all those things that I think we do do that all right. But the very first one that he has is, Every action done in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present. He also said, ``Think before you speak, pronounce not imperfectly, nor bring out your words too hastily, but orderly, distinctly.'' Those are wise, wise words, I think, from our very first President. I am sure that if he is in Mt.…”