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Elliott Abrams: If they think they will lose power in a free election, they will begin to move.

On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
If they think they will lose power in a free election, they will begin to move.
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Elliott Abrams

Editor's note · Context

Suggests that fear of losing power can motivate political change.

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