08/18/1980
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"The American people are deeply aggrieved that Iran, after guaranteeing the protection of our people, has taken them hostage and held them in intolerable conditions for 108 days."
"If there is one thing which can unite us all and which makes ideological arguments truly irrelevant, it is the whole subject of human rights and human dignity."
"We value, as do the people of Kenya, the worth of one individual human being."
"We hope that the United States will be even more active in providing leadership in this field."