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“Speaker, with mixed emotions we mark the 50th anniversary of the Turkish genocide of the Armenian people. In taking notice of the shocking events in 1915, we observe this anniversary with sorrow in recalling the massacres of Armenians and with pride in saluting those brave patriots who survived to fight on the side of freedom during World War I.”

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Gerald R. Ford

Gerald R. Ford served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president to serve without a previous term as vice president. Before his presidency, Ford was a U.S. Representative and later the Vice President under Richard Nixon. His presidency was marked by the end of the Vietnam War and the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. more

“It was at first communicated to you that the Government, by order of the Jemiet had decided to destroy completely all the Armenians living in Turkey...An end must be put to their existence, however criminal the measures taken may be, and no regard must be paid to either age or sex nor to conscientious scruples.”

Firsts May Ends Government Age Order Sex Existence Taken Decided Paid Regard Criminals Genocide Turkeys Scruples Armenians Armenian Genocide

Author:Talaat Pasha

“Like the genocide of the Armenians before it, and the genocide of the Cambodians which followed it ... the lessons of the Holocaust must never be forgotten.”

Lessons Forgotten Genocide Holocaust Armenians Armenia Armenian Genocide

Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1981

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Ronald Reagan, 1981

“I want to express myself in a different way. I have a performing inclination.”

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Author:Rowan Atkinson

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