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On the recordOctober 8, 2002
Oh say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave? America, let us remember on this day the connection between freedom and bravery, that to preserve our freedom we must be courageous. Let no fear, no threat, let no premonition obscure our vision and lead us down the dark path of preemptive war against a people who have not attacked us. Let us be guided by the truth, the truth which shall set us free, the truth which keeps us free. Let us lift this Nation up into the light of peace, into the eternal promise where we are all one, where nations shall not take up arms against nation, where we shall turn our swords into plowshares, our spears into pruning hooks. America has a higher calling. Our Founders call us on this day to defend our country by defending universal truth, by defending international justice, by defending the very spirit of our Constitution, which calls us to form a more perfect union with each other and with the world.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio

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Addressing the importance of courage and truth in the context of war and national unity.

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