No Nation In History Has

Israel Exists; It Has A Right To Exist In Peace Behind Secure And Defensible Borders; And It Has A Right To Demand Of Its Neighbors That They Recognize Those Facts. I Have Personally Followed And Supported Israel's Heroic Struggle For Survival, Ever Since The Founding Of The State Of Israel 34 Years Ago. In The Pre-1967 Borders Israel Was Barely 10 Miles Wide At Its Narrowest Point. The Bulk Of Israel's Population Lived Within Artillery Range Of Hostile Arab Armies. I Am Not About To Ask Israel To Live That Way Again.

It's Hard, When You're Up To Your Armpits In Alligators, To Remember You Came Here To Drain The Swamp.

The Full Consequences Of A Default Or Even The Serious Prospect Of Default By The United States Are Impossible To Predict And Awesome To Contemplate. Denigration Of The Full Faith And Credit Of The United States Would Have Substantial Effects On The Domestic Financial Markets And On The Value Of The Dollar In Exchange Markets. The Nation Can Ill Afford To Allow Such A Result. The Risks, The Cost, The Disruptions, And The Incalculable Damage Lead Me To But One Conclusion: The Senate Must Pass This Legislation Before The Congress Adjourns.

The One Thing Our Founding Fathers Could Not Foresee - They Were Farmers, Professional Men, Businessmen Giving Of Their Time And Effort To An Idea That Became A Country - Was A Nation Governed By Professional Politicians Who Had An Interest In Getting Re-elected. They Probably Envisioned A Fellow Serving A Couple Of Hitches And Then Eagerly Looking Forward To Getting Back To The Farm.

We've Been A Free People Living Under The Law, With Faith In Our Maker And In Our Future. I've Said Before That The Most Sublime Picture In American History Is Of George Washington On His Knees In The Snow At Valley Forge. That Image Personifies A People Who Know That It's Not Enough To Depend On Our Own Courage And Goodness; We Must Also Seek Help From God, Our Father And Preserver.