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Ed Markey: No, I emphatically do not accept the premise that de-emphasizing efforts to improve democratic systems will increase…

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
No, I emphatically do not accept the premise that de-emphasizing efforts to improve democratic systems will increase stability.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey rejects the idea that focusing less on democracy promotes stability.

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