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Hillary Clinton: “I heard someone in the administration previously say, 'Well, you know, we don't need these agreements, because good…”

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
I heard someone in the administration previously say, 'Well, you know, we don't need these agreements, because good people don't need them, and bad people won't follow them.'
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clinton critiques the previous administration's dismissive attitude towards arms control agreements.

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