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Robert C. Byrd: “We teach our children about achievement-about national heroes, about great men who have risen from humble beginnings…”

On the recordJanuary 25, 1989
We teach our children about achievement-about national heroes, about great men who have risen from humble beginnings because of their hard work, honesty, character, and intelligence. The lesson is, anyone can make it. The moral is shoot high, work hard, you can get there, you can be a member of the House or the Senate.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Jan 25, 1989

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Urging bipartisan action on campaign finance reform and spending limits.

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