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Robert C. Byrd: “I am sure that I speak the thoughts of many of my fellow West Virginians, and millions of my fellow Americans, both…”

On the recordJuly 18, 1967
I am sure that I speak the thoughts of many of my fellow West Virginians, and millions of my fellow Americans, both white and Negro, when I say that we cannot stand idly by and tolerate the shameful rape of democracy in our Republic. Those who choose to step outside the law must be punished.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jul 18, 1967

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Speaking on urban riots, slums and law enforcement.

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