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Chris Coons: “America is the first great nation that became great not by what it took from other nations, but by what it gave to other…”

On the recordApril 13, 2011
America is the first great nation that became great not by what it took from other nations, but by what it gave to other nations.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons reflects on America's unique contributions to other nations.

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