Remarks to High School Students and Citizens in Sterling Heights, Michigan
10/06/1988
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I do hereby proclaim December 17, 1988, as Wright Brothers Day.
with a strong faith in the Almighty, nothing is impossible; and without the help of our Creator, we labor in vain.
May He bless you and grant you His abiding peace.
I think the other way would have sent out a wrong signal that we were patsies.