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#bjad  ,,resolution  ,:]eas ,vclav      
,havel1 =m] ,presid5t ( ! ,cze*         
,republic1 pass$ away on ,decemb] #ah1  
#bjaa1 at #ge ye>s ( age1 at 8 c\ntry   
home 9 ,hrdeek 9 ! ,cze* ,republic2     
,:]eas ,vclav ,havel is widely recogniz$
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democratic pr9ciples & human rights2    
,:]eas ?r\gh 8 ext5sive writ+s1 ,vclav  
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legitimacy ( ! au?orit>ian communi/     
regimes t rul$ ,c5tral & ,ea/]n ,europe 
dur+ ! ,cold ,w>2 ,:]eas ,vclav ,havel1 
:o 0 imprison$ multiple times by !      
,communi/ ,p>ty ( ,cze*oslovakia = 8    
advocacy ( univ]sal human rights &      
democratic pr9ciples1 ma9ta9$ 8         
convictions 9 ! face ( repression2      
,:]eas ,vclav ,havel 0 "o ( ! f\nd]s (  
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#aige ,hels9ki accords to be realiz$ 9  
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,unju/ly ,prosecut$1 an organization    
d$icat$ to support+ dissid5ts & _!      
families :i* help$ to advance ! cause ( 
fre$om & ju/ice 9 ,cze*oslovakia2 ,:]eas
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movem5t1 0 a key figure 9 ! #aihi       
8,velvet ,revolution01 ! peaceful ov]?r[
 ( ! ,cze*oslovakia communi/ gov]nm5t2  
,:]eas1 on ,febru>y #ba1 #aiij1 ,vclav  
,havel address$ a ,jo9t ,session (      
,congress :]e he /at$1 8,?omas ,jeff]son
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m51 d]iv+ _! j p[]s f ! cons5t ( !      
gov]n$'4 ,x 0 a simple & important act (
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h[ev]1 0 t ! au?or back$ x up ) 8 life4 
,x 0 n j 8 words b x 0 8 de$s z well402 
,:]eas foll[+ ! ,velvet ,revolution1    
,vclav ,havel 0 democratically elect$ z 
,presid5t ( ! ,cze* & ,slovak ,f$]al    
,republic 9 #aiij1 & aft] a peaceful    
p>tition =m+ #b sep>ate /ates1          
democratically elect$ ,presid5t ( !     
,cze* ,republic 9 #aiic2 ,:]eas "u !    

lead]%ip ( ,vclav ,havel1 ! ,cze*       
,republic became a prosp]\s1 democratic 
c\ntry & a respect$ memb] ( !           
int]national community2 ,:]eas also "u 8
 lead]%ip ! ,cze* ,republic became a    
memb] ( ! ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty       
,organization 7,,nato7 on ,m>* #ab1     
#aiii1 & cont9ues to be a valu$ ally ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas dur+ 8 lifetime1 
,vclav ,havel receiv$ praise z "o ( !   
_w's great democratic lead]s & 0 aw>d$  
_m int]national prizes recogniz+ 8      
commitm5t to peace & democratic         
pr9ciples2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #bc1 #bjjc1 
,presid5t ,george ,w4 ,bu% honor$ ,vclav
 ,havel ) ! ,presid5tial ,m$al (        
,fre$om1 ! highe/ civilian aw>d ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 = be+ 8"o (    
lib]ty's great h]oes02 ,:]eas aft] leav+
 (fice z presid5t ( ! ,cze* ,republic 9 
,febru>y #bjjc1 ,vclav ,havel rema9$ a  
voice on behalf ( democratic dissid5ts  
worldwide & aga9/ au?orit>ian regimes2 &
 ,:]eas ! legacy ( ,vclav ,havel        
inspires ^? t advocate & "w = fre$om f  

tyranny3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t to honor !
 life & legacy ( ,vclav ,havel1 ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives ,f9e ,arts ,bo>d %all 
provide = ! display ( an appropriate bu/
 ( ,vclav ,havel 9 ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives w+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
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