On the recordAugust 6, 1993
I fear this Nation will never make anything like 700 years of survival. I fear that we have become fat and happy and largely uncaring about much of anything but day to day gratification.
Robert C. Byrd: “I fear this Nation will never make anything like 700 years of survival. I fear that we have become fat and happy and…”
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Speaking on the nation's economic and moral condition during debate on the budget.
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