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Joe Biden: “We will insist that leaders who are elected democratically have an obligation to govern democratically.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2005
We will insist that leaders who are elected democratically have an obligation to govern democratically.
Said by
Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
congress.gov
Jan 18, 2005

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the responsibility of democratically elected leaders.

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