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On the recordJanuary 30, 1976
I believe that Patrick Henry would take one look at today's America and proclaim: I am not only an American but also a Virginian who believes in local control over the fate of local people.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Address Before a Joint Session of the Virginia General Assembly in Williamsburg

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