On the recordJuly 23, 1996
Just let me say that throughout human history, the most important battles have not been those whose object was to control territory. The battles that really matter have always been about values and ideas. When the history of our century is written, it will be in large part the story of a long struggle for the soul of the world, the struggle between the values of the free world on the one hand and those of communism, fascism, and other forms of totalitarianism on the other. Throughout most of the world, the values of the free world have been victorious, not only because we had better values but because we were not afraid to stand up for them. Some say we no longer need the presence of surrogate broadcasting now that the cold war is over, but just let me remain Members, and everyone is increasingly aware of this, that in Asia there is a major problem with human rights. We have, unfortunately, reneged in our responsibility on these issues.
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