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Robert C. Byrd: “A hardworking, disciplined, wise, and skilled or educated American can make his or her fondest dreams a reality, and…”

On the recordJuly 1, 1993
A hardworking, disciplined, wise, and skilled or educated American can make his or her fondest dreams a reality, and more millions of men and women have turned their dreams into realities in our country over the past two centuries than in any other place in the world.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jul 1, 1993

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Remarks on the duties and promise of American citizenship.

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