Notable Quote(s) - 6/2/25

"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things." 

Mother Teresa – a widely recognized quote that represented her core philosophy of life and the need for working together

“Mr. President, I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition.... The United States Senate has long enjoyed worldwide respect as the greatest deliberative body.... But recently that deliberative character has...been debased to...a forum of hate and character assassination…Freedom of speech is not what it used to be in America…It has been so abused by some that it is not exercised by others.”

Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), in a speech on June 1, 1950 before the U.S. Senate on her concerns about Joseph McCarthy (R-WI). For a review of the speech and its background, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQkpsLA_Y24