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George H.W. Bush: “We care because the underpinning of our policy is self-determination, freedom, and democracy.”

On the recordApril 9, 1990
We care because the underpinning of our policy is self-determination, freedom, and democracy.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Joint News Conference of the President and Prime Minister Mulroney in Toronto, Canada

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