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Byron Dorgan: Few will have the greatness to bend history; but each of us can work to change a small portion of the events, and in the…

On the recordJune 6, 2008
Few will have the greatness to bend history; but each of us can work to change a small portion of the events, and in the total of all these acts will be written the history of a generation.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on the legacy of Robert F. Kennedy on the anniversary of his assassination.

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