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Lamar Alexander: “But is it possible that too much nation building runs the risk of extending too far the vision of the city on a hill?”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2005
But is it possible that too much nation building runs the risk of extending too far the vision of the city on a hill?
Said by
Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee
Source
congress.gov
Jan 18, 2005

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the risks of extensive nation-building efforts.

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