Their love of liberty may have been born in the throes of revolution. The ax of the Duke of Alva may have been made crimson with the blood of ancestors spotless in the sight of heaven. or their native soil despoiled and they driven forth into the world without a country. save. perhaps. this Godgiven land of their adoption where the bright bow of promise lured them. Emigrants though they were. they have been true and loyal to the country through storm and trial. I have the honor to represent upon this floor more HollandAmericans than any member here. They are among the best citizens of our Commonwealth.
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