09/19/2005
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"The invitation to join NATO represents the alliance's confidence that they will continue to make necessary reforms."
"Freedom is the only real path to prosperity and security and peace."
"Croatia is a very different place than it was just a decade ago."
"The people in these countries know what the gift of liberty means, because they know what it is like to have their liberty denied."