“a stunning failure of leadership”
“any external aggressor will clash with an impregnable resistance.”
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On the recordApril 10, 2003
It is time that we put the teaching of American history and civics back in its rightful place in our schools so our children can grow up learning what it means to be an American.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee
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Emphasizing the importance of teaching American history and civics in schools.

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