I rise today to introduce a joint resolution proclaiming October 28. 1985. through October 28. 1986. as the Centennial Year of Liberty in the United States. The Statue of Liberty celebrates her 100th birthday on October 28. 1986. For more than a century her torch has been a beacon of freedom as she welcomed to the United States tens of thousands of immigrants seeking refuge from persecution and suffering. "Liberty Enlightening the World" as this proud woman is properly called. is a symbol of the friendship and the liberty that all citizens of the world enjoy under a free form of government. At her feet lies a broken shackle representing her indignation of tyranny. Held in her left arm is a tablet inscribed with the date July 4. 1776. the date of our Nations Declaration of Independence.
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