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Bill Clinton: The championing of democracy and human rights serves as a cornerstone of my Administration's foreign policy.

On the recordDecember 9, 1996
The championing of democracy and human rights serves as a cornerstone of my Administration's foreign policy.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 6964—Human Rights Day, Bill of Rights Day, and Human Rights Week

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