Bill Clinton

“ In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of October, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-first. ”

“ In our own time, we have seen the Polish people follow the example of General Pulaski and renew their dedication to freedom-rebuilding their homeland in spite of Nazi oppression and, later, communist tyranny.
Today, Poland has regained its sovereignty and fashioned a sturdy representative democracy. For Americans and Poles alike, Casimir Pulaski's sacrifice for independence remains a model of courage and commitment that can stir us to reach new heights of democratic justice and liberty. ”