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George H.W. Bush: “I know that we both understand that moving in the opposite direction toward a world of separate and competing trade…”

On the recordJune 26, 1989
I know that we both understand that moving in the opposite direction toward a world of separate and competing trade blocs would be economically disastrous and quite possibly strategically destabilizing.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for Prime Minister Robert Hawke of Australia

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