George E. Pataki Thousands Quotations

September 11 wasn't just aimed at destroying the two towers and killing thousands of people. It was aimed at dividing us and frightening us and taking away our freedom and taking away our confidence,

The ordinary civilians who risked their lives -- and thousands lost their lives in countless acts of heroism that we'll never know about -- somehow it's important that the public be reminded of that,

The Hudson Valley (north of New York City) has been very hard hit. There are tens of thousands of homes without power. The commuter rail lines (north of the city) have been really washed out, so it's going to take some time to get them back to normal.