On the recordSeptember 20, 2008
Even in the face of genocide, the pain of the past has not defeated the Armenians, either in Armenia or the far-flung diaspora.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“Even in the face of genocide, the pain of the past has not defeated the Armenians, either in Armenia or the far-flung diaspora.”
Statement by Senator Barack Obama on Armenian Independence Day
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