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Article: Remarks on the 10th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act.(Week Ending Friday, July 18, 2008)(Speech)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
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- July 21, 2008
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July 14, 2008
Thank you all. Please be seated. Welcome. I want to welcome Congressman Wolf, Congressman Smith, Congressman Franks, former Senator Niekles. Thank you all for coming. I'm so honored that you've come to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act.
This legislation that we commemorate today builds on a tradition that defined our Nation. After all, when the Founding Fathers adopted the Bill of Rights, the very first liberty they enshrined was the freedom of religion. They recognized that the most basic freedom a man can have is the right to worship his own God as he sees fit. Today, we are blessed to live in a country where ...
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