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Marco Rubio: “No country ever became a democracy simply because of trade and tourists.”

On the recordFebruary 2, 2015
No country ever became a democracy simply because of trade and tourists.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio asserts that trade alone cannot foster democracy in Cuba.

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