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On the recordMarch 20, 2012
It has more than two centuries for the United States to achieve the imperfect form of democracy by which we govern ourselves today.
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Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

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Meeks reflects on the long journey of U.S. democracy as a work in progress.

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