Mr. President. 1968 was officially declared International Human Rights Year. The United States. recognizing this. passed the treaties on the abolition of slavery and a protocol on the status of refugees that were originally submitted in 1948 when the United Nations drew them up. There may be some people who will claim that passage of legislation with a gestation lag of 20 years is an extremely fine record. but most others will assert that much more should be done. We are not only one of the two most powerful nations in the world. but one dedicated to the principles of civil liberties and human rights.
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