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On the recordOctober 25, 2017
This conversation has to include a discussion about the responsibility of community leaders and college administrators to use their own voices to speak out against hate and refuse to normalize racist or otherwise bigoted viewpoints.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins emphasizes the need for leaders to combat hate while respecting free speech.

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