I join with my colleagues today in commemorating this. the 42d anniversary of the restoration of independence of Lithuania. For those of us in the free world. it is a day of tribute to a people who have never relinquished their devotion to freedom and independence. Brutality and deportations by the Communist usurper have failed to quench the determination of this nation to regain her rightful place in the world. Despite Communist allegations. the passage of years cannot eradicate the sordid story of 1940 when this exemplary nation was enslaved by its tyrannical neighbor. Our refusal to recognize this act of despotism itself is a reminder that we do not recognize the wanton seizure of this captive nation.
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