There was something terrible, but also something sad and melancholy in this long cry uttered by the Russian infantry as they staged an attack. As it crossed the cold water, it lost its fervour. Instead of valour or gallantry, you could hear the sadness of a soul parting with everything that it loved, calling on its nearest and dearest to wake up, to lift their head from their pillows and hear for the last time the voice of a father, a husband, a son or a brother. . .
The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. . . It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies.