05/27/1993
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"This memorial will stand as a lasting tribute to what Americans can achieve when they work together."
"Dr. King was a man of clear and powerful vision who offered an uncompromising message of brotherhood and hope at a time when violence and racial intolerance tore at the seams of our Nation."
"The World War II Memorial will commemorate one of the great defining passages in our Nation's history."
"We all have an obligation to reach out to one another—across the artificial barriers of race, gender, religion, class, and age—so that each member of our society shares fully in the promise of the Ame..."