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Darrell Issa: “To paraphrase Winston Churchill in 1907, the worst form of government there is, is democracy, except for all the others.”

On the recordOctober 10, 2017
To paraphrase Winston Churchill in 1907, the worst form of government there is, is democracy, except for all the others.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa discusses the challenges of democracy in Lebanon.

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