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PROCLAMATION 4338-DEC. 5, 1974
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sixth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. The General x\ssembly said that the Universal Declaration stands as "a common standard of achievement for all peoples and nations," reminding us that "recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world."
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERALD R. FORD, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim December 10, 1974, as Human Rights Day and December 15, 1974, as Bill of Rights Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe the week beginning December 10, 1974, as Human Rights Week. Further, I ask all Americans to reflect deeply on the values inherent in the Bill of Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and draw on those values to promote peace, justice, and civility at home and around the world. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this third day of December, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred ninety-ninth. '
Proclamation 4338
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GERALD R. FORD
December 5, 1974
National Day of Prayer, 1974
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Ours is a Nation built upon a belief in a Creator who has endowed all men with inalienable rights, and faith in that Creator permeates every aspect of our way of life. With characteristically quiet eloquence, President Dwight D. Eisenhower once described the central role of religion in American life: "Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first—
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