Moral Cowardice That Keeps Us From Speaking

Surely The United States Senate Is Big Enough To Take Self-criticism And Self-appraisal. Surely We Should Be Able To Take The Same Kind Of Character Attacks That We "dish Out" To Outsiders.

My Creed Is That Public Service Must Be More Than Doing A Job Efficiently And Honestly. It Must Be A Complete Dedication To The People And To The Nation With Full Recognition That Every Human Being Is Entitled To Courtesy And Consideration, That Constructive Criticism Is Not Only To Be Expected But Sought, That Smears Are Not Only To Be Expected But Fought, That Honor Is To Be Earned, Not Bought.

We Are Republicans. But We Are Americans First. It Is As Americans That We Express Our Concern With The Growing Confusion That Threatens The Security And Stability Of Our Country.

And This I Do Believe Above All, Especially In Times Of Greater Discouragement, That I Must Believe-that I Must Believe In My Fellow People-that I Must Believe In Myself-that I Must Believe In God-if Life Is To Have Any Meaning.

We Should Not Permit Tolerance To Degenerate Into Indifference.