And as long as there are people who live in the darkness of oppression, America will remain their steadfastfriend, linked by a common dream and our common ideals.
Patrick's Day. (Laughter.) We just wanted to prove that America considers Ireland a dear and steadfastfriend every day of the year. (Applause.) Some of you may have noticed we even brought the cherry blossoms out early for our Irish and Northern Irish visitors.