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Robert C. Byrd: “In our schools, we repay the precious heritage that our parents bequeathed to us-the ideals, the dreams, the visions…”

On the recordJuly 20, 1992
In our schools, we repay the precious heritage that our parents bequeathed to us-the ideals, the dreams, the visions, the skills, the knowledge, the questions, and the values-by passing that heritage on to the next generation.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jul 20, 1992

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Speaking on education and the nation's schools.

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