Speeches by Congressman Don Manzullo

Abraham Lincoln: Government by Principle. Not Polls.
As we gather together to celebrate the life of Abraham Lincoln, I often wonder what he would have said to those who try to compartmentalize a public official’s personal life from his public life. [Read more.]

Rededication of the Winnebago, IL
Memorial for the Fallen Heroes
"Rededication" is defined as redoing the process of consecration, of hallowing, of sanctifying. It assumes a renewal of the purpose for which the original dedication was made.

We, therefore, go back to August 22, 1899, and listen to Congressman Robert Hitt, the former reporter for the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, who served as the Charge de Affaires to the French government, and who served in Congress representing this area from 1882 to 1906.

Hitt was from Mt. Morris, in nearby Ogle County , and according to the report of his speech that appeared in the August 23, 1899 edition of the Rockford Daily Register Gazette, "He never made a more vigorous speech in his life or one that apparently came more from the heart. His audience was a sympathetic and inspiring one…." [Read more.]

Lincoln: The Nature of the Man
Each of us is individually and uniquely created. No two persons have the same DNA; no two snowflakes, fingerprints, voice patterns or stars are the same. The Psalmist in the 139 Psalm says the Creator knows each person's formation long before being fashioned in the womb and the life that will be set forth for each.

We are obviously, each of us, very unique, some more unique than others, if that is possible. [Read more.]