and isiah did that. and they did not take jerusalem. and ahas changed his ways and israel was blessed, centuries before there was muhammad, they were greatly blessed and then his son came along and things went well for much of his reign. you know, there were ups and downs as any nation has, there were ups and downs in his private life, but in following the tradition that for most of this nation's history was a reading and quoting from the bible as most quoted book here in the house floor, second kings, chapter 20, verse 14, skipping a lot, but then he -- then isiah the profit came to the king and said to him, what do these men say and from where have they come to you? and the king said, they've come from a far country, from babylon. and he said, isiah, he said, what did they see in your house? the king answered, they have seen all that is in my house. there is nothing among my treasuries that i have not shown them. and see, isiah knew, that was absolutely stupid, to bring in people who would like to see your country destroyed and gone,

devoted their lives to our welfare, strengthened them with your courage, inspire them as they answer isiah's call to feed the hungry and clothe the naked, to lift up those in this land and in all land who cannot stand on their own. in this chamber of debate, may every debate be for the sake of justice and may justice always be tempered with compassion. may this house be home to the hopes and aspirations of every american, and may america shine as an example to all the world. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from new york, congressman hall. mr. hall: please join me in the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secr

the fundamental basis of our bill of rights comes from the teachings we get from isiah and st. paul. i don't think we emphasize that enough these days, if we don't pave a proper fundamental moral background we will finally epup with a totalitarian government that doesn't believe in rights for anybody except the state. boy, was he prophetic. james madison, credit for writing the most in the constitution, he said this, 1825,,the belief in a god all powerful wise and good is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of man that arguments which enforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources, nor adopted with too much slisstude for the different characters and capacities to be impressed with. franklin d. roosevelt said, the skeptics and the cynics of washington's day did not beliive that ordinary men and women had the capacity for freedom and self-government. they said that liberty and equality were dreams that could not come true. you know they were like the people who of could haved at the 10 commandments because people were in the habit of breaking 10 or