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On the recordJuly 23, 2020
I will quote from the great Alexander Fraser, who wrote about the decline of democracy. The nations have progressed through this sequence. Very few have existed past 200 years, but they all come to an end. They go ``from bondage to spiritual faith; from spiritual faith to great courage; from courage to liberty; from liberty to abundance; from abundance to selfishness; from selfishness to . . . apathy; from apathy to dependence; from dependence back into bondage.'' I think now we are at a point in time in history where we have got to fight for our freedom, we have got to fight for our country. Mr. Speaker, I ask that people now get involved who have never been involved before. ____________________
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Ralph Norman
Republican · South Carolina
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Jul 23, 2020

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