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Ben Sasse: We have an opportunity to stand back from more than 200 years of our history to evaluate our civic health and to…

On the recordMarch 19, 2017
We have an opportunity to stand back from more than 200 years of our history to evaluate our civic health and to recommit ourselves to a government that is intentionally limited, to powers that are intentionally distinguished and divided.
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Ben Sasse
Republican · Nebraska

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Sasse reflects on the importance of evaluating and recommitting to limited government.

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