Testimony Quotes

“Senator, I gave my heart and soul to oppose the evil regime of Saddam Hussein. What I am saying is that two wrongs don't make a right.”

“I don't recall.”

“I stand by my testimony. I stand by my recollections.”

“I did, at the direction of Lieutenant Colonel North, alter and destroy documents.”

“I'm not here for a beauty contest. I'm here to tell the truth.”

“We shred. We shred every day. It's a common practice.”

“I can type.”

“I had to do what I did. I had to mislead the Congress.”

“I am not given to fantasy. This is not something I would have come forward with if I was not absolutely sure of what I was saying.”

“Our story has never changed in all these years.”

“I know what I saw. I know what happened to me.”

“I am not and never have been a member of the Communist party.”

“I would be glad to help the Committee in any way I can, but I will not be a party to a lie.”

“For the survivor, the sacrament of survival is to witness.”

“I heard a thumping on the wall.”

“I don't think I was a very good witness for the prosecution.”

“I know nothing about the murder of Jews.”

“I have given a narrative of events which I have witnessed, and in which I was a participator.”

“A testimony is a most precious possession because it is not acquired by logic or reason alone...it is a gift from God.”

“The report is my testimony.”