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Joe Wilson: “It is really a classic example of the success of free market democracy over totalitarian government.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2012
It is really a classic example of the success of free market democracy over totalitarian government.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Wilson contrasts the success of South Korea's democracy with North Korea's totalitarian regime.

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