Nick Rahall Quotes

United States, Politician
May 20, 1949

Nick Joe Rahall II is an American former politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. Representative from West Virginia from 1977 to 2015. He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of West Virginia.

For hundreds of millions of Americans who believe in God, prayer is our bridge between Earth and Heaven, our way of opening our hearts to the Lord. Through this intimate relationship we find peace and guidance.

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Wilderness is not defined by the absence of certain activities, but rather by the presence of certain unique and invaluable characteristics.

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Our work to provide equal opportunities for all Americans should be a year-round mission.

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- Work
- Equal
- Mission
As a people of faith, we know that prayer is a powerful instrument. And as one Nation under God, we know that many times our most powerful tool is prayer.

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- Faith
- Prayer
- Instrument
Reasonable, even intelligent people can, and frequently do, disagree on how best to achieve peace in the Middle East, but, peace must be the goal of our foreign policy tools, whether they be by the stick or by the carrot.

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- Peace
- Goal
- Policy
We all understand that compromise is part of the legislative process, yet at the same time, I would submit that wilderness is not for sale.

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A free people, free to believe as we wish, free to speak our minds, free to raise our children as we see fit, will, make no mistake about it, endure.

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- Believe
- Free
- Speak
America, 5 years after this brutal attack, is testament that a Nation conceived in liberty and equality will endure. It is a triumph of millions of Americans but it is also the triumph of an idea larger than any one person, larger than any one nation.

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- Liberty
- Nation
- Triumph

But through world wars and a Great Depression, through painful social upheaval and a Cold War, and now through the attacks of September 11, 2001, our Nation has indeed survived.

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- Nation
- Survived
- Attacks
A resilient people cherishing liberty and equality and the rule of law will endure.

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- People
- Liberty
- Equality