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Hillary Clinton: “Foreign policy must be based on a marriage of principles and pragmatism, not rigid ideology.”

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
Foreign policy must be based on a marriage of principles and pragmatism, not rigid ideology.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Stressing a balanced approach to foreign policy.

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