Three hundred of the Arkansas National Guard have landed in the city of New Orleans,
To anyone who suggests this great city should not be rebuilt, we will rebuild,
To kick us when we're down and destroy hope, when hope is the only thing we have left, is absolutely unthinkable for a leader in his position,
To kick us when we're down and destroy hope... is absolutely unthinkable,
To recover from the trauma of this devastation we cannot simply re-create what those storms destroyed,
We all know that our businesses and industries need far more than a shot of adrenaline to rebound and put our people back to work,
We all know that there were failures at every level of government: state, federal and local, ... The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility.
We all wanted more, faster, ... We needed more, faster. We were limited by our own capacity. We were limited by the speed at which organization could be mustered. There isn't any person who is not sorrowful about wanting to do more in a quicker amount of time. We knew lives were being threatened minute-by-minute. Everything is now stabilized. We know there are still people to be rescued. Loved ones need to be buried.
We also know that our revenue stream is probably going to have a $750 million to perhaps $1 billion deficit because the southeast region produced an extraordinary amount of our revenue stream and that is in hard state dollars,
We are looking forward, not backward,
We are one people, united in our resolve to rebuild, restore and recover from this tragedy. At this time of great uncertainty and despair, our people must know that all our leaders are united and dedicated to this important work.
We are praying that the hurricane dissipates or that it weakens. This state can barely stand what happened to it.
We are prepared to work as partners, ... Some issues reach beyond party. In the face of the human tragedy, which lies behind us, and the task that lies ahead of us, there is no room for partisan politics.
We are seeing a show of force. It's putting confidence back in our hearts and in the minds of our people, ... We're going to make it through.
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.