On the recordMay 18, 1978
The highest tribute we can pay those who fought and sometimes died for our country is to strengthen in time of peace those values for which they struggled in time of war.
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presidency.ucsb.eduJimmy Carter: “The highest tribute we can pay those who fought and sometimes died for our country is to strengthen in time of peace…”
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Proclamation 4572—Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, May 29, 1978
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