I rise today to add my voice to the many who feel that the great poetphilosopher Kahlil Gibran should be memorialized here in Washington. I do so while thinking of all of the people who were so inspired by the works of Kahlil Gibran. Being of Lebanese heritage. as was Mr. Gibran. I am doubly proud to speak today. Born in Lebanon. an immigrant to the United States. he belongs to the world. He wrote principally of love. death. religion. and his beloved homeland. In his own life. he experienced the pain. hardship. and anguish of failure. as well as success. yet he never abandoned his faith in the human spirit. "The Prophet." first published in 1923. remains his most memorable work.
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