The freedom of religion is the key human right. It is clearly the first freedom from which all others flow.
Chris Smith: “The freedom of religion is the key human right. It is clearly the first freedom from which all others flow.”
On the recordJuly 22, 2015
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Smith emphasizes the importance of religious freedom as fundamental to human rights.
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