Quotes of the Day

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, speaks during a news conference as he reads a statement condemning the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Monday, Jan. 10, 2011

Open quoteNo act, no matter how heinous, must be allowed to stop us from our duty.Close quote

  • JOHN BOEHNER,
  • the new U.S. House Speaker, decrying the attempted assassination of Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Ariz. — an attack that left six dead — and urging his colleagues to persevere in fulfilling their oath of office
Photo: Tom Uhlman / AP | Source: AFP