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“As he neared the record Tuesday evening, Booker noted that he had long been troubled by Thurmond’s place in Senate history and saw his own speech as an opportunity to reclaim the record. ‘To hate him is wrong, and maybe my ego got too caught up that if I stood here, maybe, maybe, just maybe, I could break this record of the man who tried to stop the rights upon which I stand,’ Booker said. ‘I'm not here though because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people were more powerful.’”
https://time.com/7273417/cory-booker-filibuster-speech-senate/
I actually felt something through all of the numbness from coping with the outrageous events we’ve been witnessing since I can’t remember when. Thank you, Senator Booker.
@photovotary yes! I thought that quote was super powerful. I was really cynical when I started watching yesterday, a couple hours before the end, but I'm so glad I did.