Accordingly. we are constrained to point out to the world the profound contradiction that exists in the Soviet Union. namely. that while the Soviets attack the West on charges of colonialism and imperialism. their own country. the U.S.S.R.. has in reality. through satellite control. the greatest of all colonial and imperial systems presently existing. Few occasions during the year are more appropriate for pinpointing this contradiction than the one today. the commemoration of Ukrainian independence. The Ukrainian people have been the victims of Bolshevik oppression. Decades ago they demonstrated their desire to be free. yet freedom is denied them. They have suffered severest hardships under Soviet rule. deportations. forced famines. and religious persecution. On this anniversary of Ukrainian independence. therefore. I join with all other Members of this legislative body to hail a people noble in their aspirations but. above all. noble in themselves.
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