The balance of the dreary events have been told in this Chamber many times. I shall spare you repetition. Suffice it to say the selfstyled liberator of oppressed peoples has followed a policy of extermination against Lithuania through mass deportations. slave labor. biological extermination. and complete destruction of cultural values. Were it not for the unconquerable spirit of the people of Lithuania. both those who languish under Soviet rule and those who have escaped to other lands. celebration of this 41st anniversary of their independence might be tinged with bitter irony. But just as they have kept their ancient lore alive in their beautiful language. so freedom and independence flourish in their hearts.
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