This Activist Loves Oregon More Than He

If The Salmon And Steelhead Are Running, Then As Far As I Am Concerned, God Knows That All Is Well In His Worldthe Health Of The Environment Is Good If The Salmon And Steelhead Are Around. It Is That Simple.

We Who Are Privileged To Be In These Chambers Today Can View The Challenges We Face As Opportunities, Not As Reasons For Despair. We Can Do This Only If We Blend Our Independent Spirits In Terms Of Reverence For The Life And Respect For Nature. Each Of You Might Suggest Different Words, But Our Goal Certainly Is The Same: A Better Oregon.

Heroes Are Not Giant Statues Framed Against A Red Sky. They Are People Who Say: This Is My Community, And It's My Responsibility To Make It Better.

. . . The Solution Is Not To Toss Youthful Offenders Into Jail Or Prisons. We Long Ago Recognized Alcoholism To Be A Disease, And Abondoned Efforts To Treat Alcoholics Simply By Locking Them Up.

I Am Just...wondering, Where Is The Glow Of Yesteryear? I'm Wondering Where The Heroes Went. Gosh, I Don't Know How Long Ago They Left. Heroes Are Not Giant Statues Framed Against A Red Sky. They Are People Who Say: This Is My Community, And It Is My Responsibility To Make It Better. Interweave All These Communities, And You Really Have An America That Is Back On Its Feet, A Comfortable Nation To Live In Again. I Really Think We're Gonna Have To Reassess What Constitutes A Hero.