06/04/1980
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"The United States has always been a trading nation."
"The spirit of America is the spirit of freedom."
"The people of our Nation owe a debt of thanks to the Members of the United States Senate for their courageous action taken today in voting for the Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty."
"We can still reach the decisions that are in our Nation's long-term, best interests."