and others are leaders as bob fu, i think as more of a texas man, than a man in china. that so much brings the spirit of china and texas for the religious freedom who offer the people in china the life they will and must have beyond the materialism that the dictatorship offers then. and of course i think of people like jianli and all of those here and others who are here, who sacrificed and whose example has set history in motion. and make no mistake about it. but before i say that, i want to thank them as an american. by being here, i know your heart is in china. but by being here you strengthen china. because you remind us in america, that we're the children of immigrants who fled from dictatorships. all of us in america. and you remind us of our roots and strengthen our resolve to fight for democracy in china and make us better americans. and i want to say to those here, perhaps the most important thing, do not be discouraged. i know that the heroes of tiananmen must have days in which they think that no one cares anymore. there are such deep discouragements because