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Wendy Sherman: “We have an extraordinary event in the world. The entire world has virtually acquiesced to having one superpower. That…”

On the recordJuly 9, 1997
We have an extraordinary event in the world. The entire world has virtually acquiesced to having one superpower. That has never happened in history. It has occurred because the world knows that for the most part our decisions are based on values and on respect for democracy. Democracy begins at home. A revelation of the amount that we are spending on security is one of the building blocks of the consensus that our power relies upon. Otherwise, it will only be a matter of time, if we do not respect our values, before the rest of the world questions whether there should be one superpower.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia
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Discussing the global acceptance of the United States as a superpower and the importance of democratic values.

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