Institution
The award was instituted in 1970 by Presidential Warrant, the first awards being made in 1975.
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Famous quotes containing the word institution:
“Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution and the one which, united with that of personal liberty, has contributed more to the growth of civilization than any other institution established by the human race.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)
“The authority of any governing institution must stop at its citizens’ skin.”
—Gloria Steinem (b. 1934)
“What has ever threatened our liberty and prosperity save and except this institution of Slavery?”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)