I just don't think we should go hellfire damnation around the globe freeing people, unless it is directly related to our own national security.

Government exists to create and preserve conditions in which people can translate their ideas into practical reality. In the best of times, much is lost in translation. But we try.

Speaker, with mixed emotions we mark the 50th anniversary of the Turkish genocide of the Armenian people. In taking notice of the shocking events in 1915, we observe this anniversary with sorrow in recalling the massacres of Armenians and with pride in saluting those brave patriots who survived to fight on the side of freedom during World War I.

My goal is for a cooperative world at peace, using its resources to build, not to destroy.

This is an hour of history that troubles our minds and hurts our hearts.

In a democracy, the public has a right to know not only what the government decides, but why and by what process.

Let us remember that our national unity is a most priceless asset.