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Robert C. Byrd: “When evil is done it is not the victim but the doer of the wrong who debases himself. The cruel Iranian terrorists are…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 1981
When evil is done it is not the victim but the doer of the wrong who debases himself. The cruel Iranian terrorists are the losers.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Jan 27, 1981

Editor's note · Context

Welcoming home the Americans held hostage in Iran.

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