Monday, November 16, 2015
Standing With the People of Paris
Senate President Stan Rosenberg joined me in the Senate Chamber today to
place a bouquet of flowers at the marble bust of the Marquis de
Lafayette to show our support for the people of France.
As a
courageous teen, Lafayette left France and enlisted in the Continental
Army. He service under the command of George Washington and his efforts
to secure independence and liberty in America, and in his native France,
will forever be remembered.
With the support of Lafayette and
the people of France, our capital city is known throughout the world as
the cradle of liberty. Boston and Paris share similar values in that
we honor peace and the essential freedoms of an open society. The
violence and terror that was inflicted on innocent civilians will not
dim the city of light – just as Bostonians stood strong after the
Marathon bombing so too will Paris find that its friends and allies will
stand shoulder to shoulder for liberté, égalité and fraternité.