"... I stand with the Federal Congress and sing "America, my home, sweet home."  For I live upon this land and soil, with other people who have set their lives along the course of freedom.  I pray that we may all pass through this dark time with the dignity of our own ideals intact, that we may pass through to the other side with renewed vigor to pursue the cause of freedom over all the earth.  My heart grieves with those who have lost, yet it also rejoices that we might yet undergo this ordeal as a country and emerge stronger and more faithful to our own nature. May peace be with you all, with the fullness of your existence in tow. Eric Hughes ..."