US Presidency
2013

And as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet, but whether folks like her would get to have their say. And hour after hour, a throng of people stayed in line to support her because Desiline is 102 years old. And they erupted in cheers when she finally put on a sticker that read, I voted. We should follow the example of a police officer named Brian Murphy. When a gunman opened fire on a Sikh temple in Wisconsin and Brian was the first to arrive, he did not consider his own safety. He fought back until help arrived and ordered his fellow officers to protect the safety of the Americans worshiping inside, even as he lay bleeding from 12 bullet wounds. And when asked how he did that, Brian said, That's just the way we're made. That's just the way we're made. We may do different jobs and wear different uniforms, and hold different views than the person beside us.