Whereas the Simon Wiesenthal Center played a pivotal role in convincing foreign governments to pass laws enabling the prosecution of Nazi war criminals. Whereas throughout his lifetime. Simon Wiesenthal has had many honors and awards bestowed upon him. including decorations from the Austrian and French resistance movements. the Dutch Freedom Medal. the Luxembourg Freedom Medal. the United Nations League for the Help of Refugees Award. the French Legion of Honor. and the United States Congressional Gold Medal. which was presented to him by President James Carter in 1980. Whereas President Ronald W. Reagan once remarked. "For what Simon Wiesenthal represents are the animating principles of Western civilization since the day Moses came down from Sinai: the idea of justice. the idea of laws. the idea of the free will.".
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