Instead. let it be known on this day of Lithuanian independence. which we commemorate here today. the American Congress. reflecting the wishes and sentiments of the American people. reaffirms principles of liberty. justice. freedom. human honor. and decency. The people of Lithuania have a noble heritage and their struggle for freedom has furnished hope and inspiration to the democratic aspirations of many small nations. The sons and daughters of Lithuania have furnished our own great Nation with an inspiring story of freedomloving immigrants who came to America seeking opportunity and the chance to grow in the new world. They came with little earthly possessions to find here in America work. happiness. and the chance to raise their families under privileges which they had never before dreamed. These citizens of humble Lithuanian heritage and their descendants in little time have risen to places of leadership and great influence in the professions. in the public service. in religious and business life. and in all the callings of the American peopleso much so that they are today among the most highly respected and best in the country in outstanding contributions to the social. economic. and political institutions of this great land of ours.
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