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George H.W. Bush: Democracy, a decade ago the exception, I think we would all agree, is today the rule.

On the recordMay 1, 1989
Democracy, a decade ago the exception, I think we would all agree, is today the rule.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks to the Council of the Americas

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