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George H.W. Bush: “Democracy is not the cause of strife in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union but rather the solution.”

On the recordNovember 8, 1991
Democracy is not the cause of strife in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union but rather the solution.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Luncheon Hosted by Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers in The Hague

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