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Chris Smith: The freedom of religion is the most fundamental and the most elemental of all human rights.

On the recordJuly 22, 2015
The freedom of religion is the most fundamental and the most elemental of all human rights.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the importance of religious freedom as a fundamental human right.

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