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Dana Rohrabacher: You can talk about freedom all day long, and there is a saying, 'Don't talk about saving the oppressed unless you are…

On the recordMay 29, 2014
You can talk about freedom all day long, and there is a saying, 'Don't talk about saving the oppressed unless you are willing to take on the oppressor.'
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Dana Rohrabacher
Republican · California

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Rohrabacher emphasizes the need for action against oppression, not just words.

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