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On the recordJune 5, 2012
You can't negotiate with these dictators; these tyrants. You got to let them know that you are not going to go any further with them.
Said by
Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Wilson argues against negotiating with authoritarian regimes like North Korea.

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