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Chris Smith: Silence is not a neutral factor, it is a negative factor, and has great negative weight.

On the recordJune 2, 2015
Silence is not a neutral factor, it is a negative factor, and has great negative weight.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith warns that silence on human rights issues has harmful consequences.

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