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Chris Smith: Just as the U.S. had a civil rights leader in Dr. Martin Luther King, India had Mahatma Gandhi.

On the recordApril 5, 2017
Just as the U.S. had a civil rights leader in Dr. Martin Luther King, India had Mahatma Gandhi.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith compares U.S. and Indian leaders in advocating for human rights.

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