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Angus King: “I think they also step back and realize that the 40 years of Russian and Soviet tyranny ruling their country prohibited…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
I think they also step back and realize that the 40 years of Russian and Soviet tyranny ruling their country prohibited them from practicing the very things--the private enterprise in a free economic society.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

Editor's note · Context

King emphasizes the importance of recognizing past tyranny in promoting free enterprise.

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