The Connecticut House of Representatives was in session, and many of the members clamored for an immediate adjournment.
The Speaker of the House, one Colonel Davenport, came to his feet and he silenced the din with these words: "The Day of Judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. I wish, therefore, that candles may be brought."
John F. Kennedy, October 24, 1960