[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 191 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1235-E1236]
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TRIBUTE HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF HIS EXCELLENCE PRINCE ASIEL BEN 
                                 ISRAEL

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 8, 2022

  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, these words are 
attributed to Sir lssac Watts, who wrote, and I paraphrase, ``Were I so 
tall as to reach from pole to pole or grasp the ocean with my span, I 
must be measured by my soul, for the mind is the measure of the man.''
  Trying to describe Prince Asiel Ben Israel is no easy task because so 
many characteristics of desirability. He was a man of principle, a 
great husband, a provider, protector, a wonderful father, grandfather, 
great grandfather, a patriarch, and the leader of a tribe. He was a 
people's Prince born, educated, trained and prepared to lead. He was a 
visionary who understood that you cannot lead where you don't go and 
you cannot teach what you don't know. Prince was always searching for 
truth and knowledge and was exceptionally passionate about practically 
everything that he did or cared about.
  He loved people, and I mean people, and he had a humanitarian spirit 
and expressed that, ``all life sacred.'' it is now 4:00 am, in the 
morning, so let me wrap this up. I was blessed to spend many fortunate, 
precious, and meaningful hours with Prince. We traveled at least ten 
times to Africa, South Africa, West Africa, Europe, and the Middle 
East. Many of these times it was just the two of us, and talk, talk, 
talk we did. We met with Heads of State, the ANC, Winnie Mandela, 
Members of Parliaments, academicians, grassroots groups, clerics, 
giants of industry, and sometimes I thought Prince was the greatest 
advocate and diplomat on earth, both at the same time, and he was 
always on point.
  A gifted intellectual spiritual leader who used his knowledge, 
talents and skills to advance the causes of his people (all caring 
people), as he journeyed through a lifetime of service to humanity.
  As I walked away from our last meeting with two of his sons and a 
government official from Ghana a few weeks ago, I had a feeling, first

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of all, servant of all, you shall transcend all, and as I walked down 
to my car on Michigan Avenue humming to myself, ``Swing low sweet 
chariot, coming for to carry me home.''
  Good night my friend.

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