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Edward M. Kennedy: “We're talking about words that are basically warmongers. There's a big distinction, I think.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2004
We're talking about words that are basically warmongers. There's a big distinction, I think.
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Ted Kennedy emphasizes the importance of language used by policymakers in the context of war.

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