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Stephen J. Hadley: “America has never accepted the idea that it had to choose between its democratic principles and its interests.”

On the recordMay 8, 2017
America has never accepted the idea that it had to choose between its democratic principles and its interests.
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Stephen J. Hadley

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Stressing that U.S. interests align with promoting democracy.

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