5 Quotes & Sayings By Tom Lantos

Thomas Lantos was born in Berkeley, California on June 5, 1941. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1982 and served until his death in 2008. A veteran of five successful campaigns for public office, he was the first American-born member of Congress to be killed in the line of duty since the Civil War Read more

Lantos was also the first Member of Congress to die since Henry Clay in 1852. Lantos is survived by his wife, Cora; three children, Tom Jr., Susan and Nick; and several grandchildren.

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The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited. Tom Lantos
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On July 18, we will mark the 12th anniversary of the senseless loss of 85 lives in the bombing of the Jewish Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tom Lantos
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Let me start with Yahoo. As we meet today, a Chinese citizen who had the courage to speak his mind on the Internet is in prison because Yahoo chose to share his name and address with the Chinese Government. Tom Lantos
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Insurgents have capitalized on popular resentment and anger towards the United States and the Iraqi government to build their own political, financial and military support, and the faith of Iraqi citizens in their new government has been severely undermined. Tom Lantos