Their example is an inspiration to all who share the universal values of freedom, democracy and the rule of law, ... This is a document of which the Iraqis and the rest of the world can be proud.

Their efforts are a tribute to democracy and an example that difficult problems can be solved peacefully through debate, negotiation and compromise.

Our children have to be educated in the values of equality, freedom of choice and democracy,

It helped spread far and wide the basic values of freedom, democracy, equality, justice and peace, and promoted in a big way the awakening of the people of all countries, especially those of colonial and semi-colonial countries, thus exerting a sustaining influence on the development of human civilization.

This Thanksgiving Americans are especially thankful for our freedom and we are especially thankful to you, the people who keep us free,