On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life--the children.
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congress.govHubert H. Humphrey: “the moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life--the children.”
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Humphrey's quote highlights the failure of the administration's policy on child separation.
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