Quotes of the day 18th August 2022

“Our duty as citizens of this republic is not only to defend the freedom that’s been handed down to us.

,We also have an obligation to learn from the actions of those who came before, to the stories of grit and perseverance of the brave men and women who built and saved this Union. In the lives of these great Americans, we find inspiration and purpose.”

“And if we listen closely, they are speaking to us down the generations. We must not idly squander what so many have fought and died for.”

“At the heart of the attack on January 6 is a willingness to embrace dangerous conspiracies that attack the very core of our nation.” 

e.g. the democratic principle that “lawful elections reviewed by the courts when necessary, and certified by the states and Electoral College, determine who serves as president.”

“If we do not condemn the conspiracies and lies, if we do not hold those responsible to account, we will be excusing this conduct, and it will become a feature of all elections,” 

“Our nation is barreling, once again, towards crisis, lawlessness, and violence,” 

“No American should support election-deniers for any position of genuine responsibility, where their refusal to follow the rule of law will corrupt our future.”

“Our American freedom is a providential departure from history… it is said that the long arc of history bends towards justice and freedom,”  

“That’s true, but only if we make it bend.”

“Today, our highest duty is to bend the arc of history to preserve our nation and its blessings to ensure that freedom will not perish, to protect the very foundations of this constitutional republic,”


(Extracts from the concession speech given by Congresswoman Liz Cheney this week after losing a primary race to a Trump supporter - I resisted the temptation to use a much ruder word, not out or respect for Trump or those who still back him but because unlike them I respect democracy.)

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