10/28/1987
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"Let us renew our commitment to the message and the meaning of the Declaration of Independence: 'That all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights....."
"It is altogether fitting that we should celebrate this day with great joy, because it is the birthday of our beloved country."
"May it ever be so."
"And still they come, drawn by the promise of liberty under law, guided still by the beacon light of liberty..."