Why Jesse Helms Will Be Missed
| In 1959 | "Compromise, hell! That's what has happened to us all down the line -- and that's the very cause of our woes. If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of bologna to be bartered a slice at a time?" |
| In 1973 | "Atheism and socialism -- or liberalism, which tends in the same direction -- are inseparable entities. When you have men who no longer believe that God is in charge of human affairs, you have men attempting to take the place of God by means of the Superstate." |
| In 1984 | "I fight for what I believe. If you are not willing to stand up for what you believe, your beliefs are not strong enough." |
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In 1990 commenting on funding the National Endowment for the Arts |
"What is really at stake is whether or not America will allow the cultural high ground in this nation to sink slowly into an abyss of slime to placate people who clearly seek or are willing to destroy the Judaic-Christian foundations of this republic." |
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In 1993 during a debate with Senator Ted Kennedy |
"Let me adjust my hearing aid. It could not accommodate the decibels of the Senator from Massachusetts. I can't match him in decibels or Jezebels, or anything else apparently." |
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In 2002 responding to questions about the challenges he faces while recovering from recent heart surgery |
"It's no piece of cake, but it sure beats listening to Ted Kennedy on the Senate floor." |