04/01/1997
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"I liked him because he was always very forthright with me."
"His lasting achievement has been dismantling that Communist system and building new political institutions under democratically elected leaders within a constitutional framework."
"Today I have the happiness to know it is a rising Sun."
"My most solemn prayer for this new millennium is that we will find, somehow, the strength and wisdom in our hearts to keep growing together."