[Respecting human rights] is the right thing to do, but it is also the smart thing to do . . . because ignoring the human rights of citizens risks turning them to extremism and fueling the very fire that we seek to extinguish together.
Emphasizing the importance of human rights in preventing extremism during his visit to Nigeria.
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