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Richard Nixon: “We know, therefore, that when we talk, we begin with a devotion to the freedom of men, a devotion to economic progress…”

On the recordDecember 19, 1971
We know, therefore, that when we talk, we begin with a devotion to the freedom of men, a devotion to economic progress in a climate of freedom, and a devotion to building a structure of peace in which all nations may have the right to their independence without infringement by other nations, great or small.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Toasts of the President and Prime Minister Edward Heath of the United Kingdom at a Dinner During Their Meetings in Bermuda

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