[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 207 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       PUT GOD AND COUNTRY FIRST

  (Mr. KINGSTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KINGSTON. Mr. Speaker, in the face of this impasse and in the 
spirit of the season, I believe we should forget this Democrat versus 
Republican stuff, legislators versus Executive Branch, liberals versus 
conservatives, and unite under the common bond of being Americans.
  We are reminded of a similar impasse in our history at the 
constitutional convention when the sage elder statesman, Ben Franklin, 
stood with these words: ``In the beginning of our war with Britain, we 
prayed daily for guidance. Our prayers were heard and answered. Have we 
now forgotten this powerful ally? The longer I live, this I know to be 
true, God governs the affairs of men, for if a sparrow cannot fall 
without His notice, is it probable that a nation can rise without His 
aid?
  The psalmist tells us in chapter 118, verse 8, ``Put your trust in 
God, not confidence in men.'' We have these same words above the 
Speaker's chair and right over the American flag. I believe that we, as 
a Congress, should come together as Democrats and Republicans and 
leaders to do what is best for the American country, put God and 
country first, not partisan politics.

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