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The desire for love in human nature is so strong that we look for it everywhere. We honor that desire by setting aside Saint Valentine's Day as a time for observance and remembrance of loves found and love lost.

From the moment we are born, we crave unconditional love; first from our parents and family and then from romantic interests and yet love is often mistaken for other feelings such as respect, admiration or infatuation.

Unconditional means without any other considerations. You can't spend too much, nor should you have to spend a dime if the one you love also loves you. No amount of money can buy you true love, nor can any lack of money result in its loss.

Saint Valentine's Day in the United States

Some may think it impractical that governments would spend their time giving the emotion of love consideration, but the subject of love is the most written and talked about subject known to man. The subject of Saint Valentine's Day has been debated since before the fall of the Roman Empire and even members of the United States government have recognized and held discussions about the holiday. Below are excerpts from some of those Congressional records that discuss Saint Valentine's Day:

Congressional Record Issue: Reconciliation and Valentine's Day - (Senate - February 14, 2001) Section of Record: Senate. Pages: S1437, S1438

Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I want to speak for a few minutes on a bill that I am going to be putting forward shortly and then tie it in to this day. It is Valentine's Day. I hope everybody has called their special person. I hope they have called their mother. I hope they have called the people to whom they think they ought to reach out. If they have not done so, there is still time. There is special delivery of flowers, candy, and others things that can be done. They can still capture the day and the moment for the people to whom they should be reaching out.

I want to talk about a national day of reconciliation. This is an effort by both Houses to identify what needs to be done to reconcile the Nation and past and present problems.
We are at the beginning of a new administration and at the beginning of a new millennium. This would be a good time to do this.

t is a simple proposition, a basic proposition of what we need to do to identify-something we should have done-and correct past wrongs. I am hoping we can identify and move that forward without difficulty and controversy. It will be a very healthy exercise.

It is also healthy to recognize the

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