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George H.W. Bush: “Free trade is one of the greatest blessings which a government can confer on a people.”

On the recordFebruary 5, 1989
Free trade is one of the greatest blessings which a government can confer on a people.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Swearing-in Ceremony for Carla A. Hills as United States Trade Representative

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