06/18/1981
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"You know that freedom has its enemies, you've stared them in the eye, and you've suffered at their hands."
"We found them where we've always found them—on the farms, in the shops, in the offices and stores, on the streets, in the towns and cities of America."
"And so, in supporting Ford's Theatre, we're both helping to preserve a piece of our own history and to provide theater of the highest standards for the audiences today."
"May Ford's first 125 years be followed by 125 to come."