Lindsey Graham said "Human rights exist above the state and beyond history. They cannot be rescinded by one government any more than they can be granted by another." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 12, 2017

Human rights exist above the state and beyond history. They cannot be rescinded by one government any more than they can be granted by another.

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Graham asserts the universality and permanence of human rights.

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