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When seventeen years ago, after the Soviet occupation, my country regained independence and joined the UN, we were told that ‘Never again will Molotovs and Ribbentrops dare to decide the future of other nations.’

— Valdas Adamkus Speech at the United Nations General Assembly (2008)

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Today we do not want the security and stability in Europe to be based on self-reliance and defensive barriers.

Address at the NATO Council (1998)

My country knows from her own experience how powerful and instrumental solidarity can be.

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In the past, heads of state designed the security maps of Europe and of the world as they saw it fit. This practise of the past should never repeat itself.

Address at the NATO Council (1998)

Therefore, we need the ability to engage with each other, and a strategic and value-based approach to our future.

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I was among those who could take advantage of the possibilities offered by free society, and also share its responsibilities.

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