That's What The Senate Is About. It's The Last Bastion Of Minority Rights, Where A Minority Can Be Heard, Where A Minority Can Stand On Its Feet, One Individual If Necessary, And Speak Until He Falls Into The Dust. - SearchQuotes

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That's what the Senate is about. It's the last bastion of minority rights, where a minority can be heard, where a minority can stand on its feet, one individual if necessary, and speak until he falls into the dust.

Robert Byrd

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