Ronald Reagan: “We must defend human rights everywhere, since countries which respect…”

On the recordOctober 18, 1985

We must defend human rights everywhere, since countries which respect human rights are unlikely to unleash war or to impose their will on others.

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Republican · California

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Radio Address to the Nation on the 40th Anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly

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