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those democrats 'challenging ..., both authoritarian dictatorships and totalitarian countries. Today, our primary mission is te support and strengthen democratic institucions both at home and abroad.
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If Chris Patten agweed to accept our Freedom Award, he would ::. Join an illustrious,list of recipients. The first award went to · American columnist Walter Lippmann for hás role โส awakening, the United States te, che threat posed by Hitler Germany, In 1991, we presented the award first to President Vaclav Havel, of Czechoslovakia for his historic role in branging freedom to his country and later in the year to His Heliness the Dalai Lama of Tibet for.is. efforts on behalf of his people and the cause of 'global perce,
At our belated 50th anniversary celebration this year, we' presented three awards, the recipients being Lane Kirkland of, the AFL-CIO, Steve Forbes,, the chairman of the Board for Independent Broadcasting (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty), and our own Max' Kampelman, Previous honors have gone to George', Marshall. Sir Winston Churchill, South African novelist Alas Paton, India's Statesman newspaper, and, some American presidents you might, recall--Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman and Lyndon Baines Johnson.
The Award itself is a Baccarat crystal.
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hope we can make this happen. I would be à special .occasion and would provide a different kind of audience for
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