01/04/1983
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"Had he not lived, perhaps some other great leader would have appeared to liberate the Colonies and establish our Republic."
"We still have that in America."
"Democracy depends on government being close to the people."
"I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to this Convention and give its advice and consent to United States accession to the Convention and twenty of its annexes, subject to..."