Speaker. on this. the 20th anniversary of Captive Nations Week. it is more important than ever to recognize that the basic freedoms we. in the United States enjoy are still being denied to other peoples of the world. We must be aware that those inside the captive nations have longed for the basic unalienable rights we hold dearfreedom of speech and freedom to live ones life as one choosessince 1940. Instead they have faced persecution. deportation. imprisonment. and murder under Communist control. Since 1920. 30 nations have relinquished their freedom to Communist powers involuntarily. Today. it is evident that as the hundreds of thousands of people "voted with their feet" by fleeing the Communist takeovers in Europe. the Indochinese refugees are renouncing the persecution and fear generated by the Communist leaders in Asia. Our eyes are being turned by these teeming thousands to the captive nations of tomorrow. It is imnortant therefore. that the United States of America continues to recognize and applaud all oppressed people who have demonstrated their desire to resist and overcome their oppressors.
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