Session #98 · 1983–85

Speech #980166460

If we fail to recommit ourselves to speaking on behalf of all the oppressed. then we have failed to live up to our own heritage as Americans as established in our Declaration of Independence. Chairman Chernenko. we call upon you to set an example to all Soviet citizens. We ask you. as your nations new leader. to restate the Soviet Unions commitment to those basic principles as espoused in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to live up to those principles by opening the Soviet Unions doors and allowing those Soviet Jews who wish to emigrate to do so. Both you. Chairman Chernenko. and President Reagan have said that this is a time for a new beginning between our two countries. a time to renew relationships.
Keywords matched
emigrate

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
MICHAEL BILIRAKIS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
FL
Gender
M
Date
1984-03-20
Speech ID
980166460
Paragraph
#1
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