On the recordMarch 16, 2009
We are better for their contributions to our democracy, and we are richer for their art and their literature, their poetry and their songs.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“We are better for their contributions to our democracy, and we are richer for their art and their literature, their poetry and their songs.”
Remarks at a Saint Patrick's Day Shamrock Presentation Ceremony With Prime Minister Brian Cowen of Ireland
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