04/15/1980
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"This is a step in the right direction."
"In ancestry, religion, color, place of origin, and cultural background, we Americans are as diverse a nation as the world has even seen."
"The great democracies are not free because we are strong and prosperous."
"To let this opportunity pass could mean disaster not only for the Middle East but, perhaps, for the international political and economic order as well."