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On the recordApril 2, 2014
But also you are running up against history. You are running up against traditions. You are running up against longstanding, not even institutionalized, but just deep-rooted feelings about how things go and how things are done.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Highlights challenges posed by historical and cultural traditions in development work.

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