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Human rights

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 31, 1994

I call upon all of the signatory states to uphold their pledge to protect human rights, to seek peaceful resolutions of conflicts, and to fully abide by their obligations under the Helsinki Accords.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· May 26, 1994

The United States is still prepared to lead in a world in which our concerns are clear— security, prosperity, democracy, and human rights.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· May 18, 1994

Overall relationship is much broader than Kashmir, human rights and nonproliferation and the issues which... have divided us in the past.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Apr 24, 1994

Freedom is an empty word to people who are not even gifted with elemental safety.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 9, 1993

The universality of these rights and the common duty of all governments to uphold them were reaffirmed at the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna this past June.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 29, 1993

As he once told Bill Moyers, the role of the Constitution is, and I quote, 'the protection of the dignity of the human being and the recognition that every individual has fundamental rights which Government cannot deny.'

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 18, 1993

Our policy is to try to engage China but to be very firm with the human rights issues.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Aug 5, 1993

Our meeting today is a symbol to those brave Cubans who remain in prison on political charges or who struggle daily, risking their lives, for the twin causes of human rights and democracy.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jun 24, 1993

I have determined that Mauritania has not taken and is not taking steps to afford such internationally recognized rights.

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George H.W. Bush
@georgehwbush· Republican · TX· Jun 14, 1992

I have determined that Syria has not taken and is not taking steps to afford internationally recognized worker rights.

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George H.W. Bush
@georgehwbush· Republican · TX· May 25, 1992

I hereby determine and certify that the Government of Ethiopia has demonstrated a commitment to human rights.

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George H.W. Bush
@georgehwbush· Republican · TX· Nov 7, 1990

It worries me. It worries me very much, as do the lives of those who have been forced into hiding by his brutality and his violation of international law.

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George H.W. Bush
@georgehwbush· Republican · TX· Nov 13, 1989

And this concern with education is to be found wherever men and women seek to extend human liberty.

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Ronald Reagan
@ronaldreagan· Republican · CA· Dec 31, 1984

We must stand by all our democratic allies. And we must not break faith with those who are risking their lives — on every continent, from Afghanistan to Nicaragua — to defy Soviet-supported aggression and secure rights which have been ours from birth.

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