“We have bodies coming home and coffins covered in flags, not just in the UK but world-wide.” Quote by Michael Morpurgo
“I think people are more in contact now with the consequences of war than they've been for a very long time. And that's what amazes me when sometimes politicians seem to forget their history. They don't look and re-learn about what has happened before. Maybe they haven't got the memory, maybe they're already too young, but you can see how we become puffed up, and how we as a nation rise so quickly if we're not careful.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksLongWarSometimesSeemsYoungNationsMemoriesForgetHappenedHavensPoliticianLong TimeConsequenceCarefulContact Author:Michael Morpurgo
“Any story that gets us thinking, and particularly young people, thinking why? Whether it's as a result of reading the book, or coming out of the theatre or the cinema, I think we should just simply be asking the question 'why'? Why did it happen to those people? Was it necessary? And anything that gets us thinking like that is really important.” PeopleThinkingShouldImportantBookStoriesHappensYoungReadingResultsAskingTheatreCinemaComing Out Author:Michael Morpurgo
“My career in Congress is a story of before Sandy Hook and after Sandy Hook.” StoriesCareersCongressHookSandySandy Hook Author:Chris Murphy
“I will consider my time in the Senate a failure if we don't pass some meaningful legislation to reduce the likelihood that Sandy Hook ever happens again.” IfsHappensMeaningfulMy TimeSenateLegislationHookLikelihoodSandySandy Hook Author:Chris Murphy
“The anti-gun-violence movement was essentially asleep from 1994 to 2012, and during that time, the gun lobby built up enormous political power.” PoliticalViolenceMovementGunBuiltEnormousPolitical PowerGun ViolenceAnti Gun Author:Chris Murphy
“At some level, Trump is more radical than the NRA. In the wake of Orlando, he was calling on people to walk into bars fully armed as a means to prevent future tragedies.” PeopleMeanWalksLevelsTrumpCallingTragedyBarsRadicalNraOrlando Author:Chris Murphy
“If we have a president who asked for a mandate on combating gun violence, as Hillary Clinton is requesting, that's going to be really impactful. I will certainly defer to her when it comes to the exact pace and content of legislative action, but I expect it will be at the top of her agenda. It will certainly be at the top of mine.” IfsActionPresidentViolenceMinesGunClintonAgendasPaceMandatesGun Violence Author:Chris Murphy
“It would be devastating for America if Donald Trump won, and it would be devastating for the anti-gun-violence movement. But we would be on a long list of progressive causes that would be shattered by a Trump win.” IfsLongWould BeAmericaWinningCausesViolenceMovementTrumpGunListsProgressiveShatteredGun ViolenceAnti Gun Author:Chris Murphy
“You have to think not about what you mean but about what people hear.” PeopleThinkingMean Author:Chris Murphy
“Donald Trump has a lot of supporters with a deep hatred of Hillary Clinton and access to incredibly powerful lethal weapons.” PowerfulTrumpWeaponsHatredClintonAccessSupporterLethal Weapon Author:Chris Murphy