Foreign policy must be based on a marriage of principles and pragmatism, not rigid ideology.
Hillary Clinton: “Foreign policy must be based on a marriage of principles and pragmatism, not rigid ideology.”
On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
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Stressing a balanced approach to foreign policy.
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