Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 1, 1980
All Americans should recognize the special debt we owe our fellow citizens who, as prisoners during wartime, sacrificed their freedom that we might enjoy the blessings of peace and liberty.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 4774—National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day, 1980

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