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John Fleming: “Nothing carries the spirit of American idealism and expresses our hopes better and more effectively to the far corners…”

On the recordMay 31, 2012
Nothing carries the spirit of American idealism and expresses our hopes better and more effectively to the far corners of the earth than the Peace Corps.
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John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana

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Emphasizes the Peace Corps as a symbol of American idealism and global goodwill.

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