But for myself sir. if we tomorrow hear that they have failedthat their last phalanx had sunk beneath the Turkish scimitarthat the frames of their last city had sunk In ashes and that naught remained but the wide melancholy waste where Greece once was. I should still reflect with the most heartfelt satisfaction. that I had asked you. in the name of seven millions of freemen. that you would give them at least a cheering of one friendly voice." This anniversary provides us with an opportunity to celebrate and reaffirm the historic friendship between the American and Greek peoples. a lasting relationship based on a mutual commitment to democratic principles. That friendship has been reinforced by the contributions to American society made by the hundreds of thousands of Greek immigrants and their children. The Greek people have always stood side by side with their American friends in the struggle to preserve freedom. During World War I. the Greeks were steadfast allies.
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