Mr. President. this is one of those rare moments in the history of the Senate when all conflicts of political philosophy and sectional interest. all personal ambitions and animosities are swept away by a tragedy so unbearable and incomprehensible as to bind us together in mutual grief at the loss of our young colleague. felled at the height of his career and in the prime of his life. The story of how a father and his sons. descendents of Irish immigrants. swiftly rose by their talent and industry to claim a place in our young Nations history. is in itself symbolic of the American dream. Their rejection of the leisurely life which wealth assured. for a total commitment to their Nations service. and to the Ideas and ideals in which they believe. recalls to mind the words of Theodore Roosevelt: Far better It is to dare mighty things. to win glorious triumphs. even though checkered by failure. than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much. because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. As I contemplate this tragedy.
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