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George W. Bush: “The U.N. must fulfill its mission of peace by holding outlaw states to account, by aiding the rise of stable…”

On the recordJune 30, 2004
The U.N. must fulfill its mission of peace by holding outlaw states to account, by aiding the rise of stable democracies, and by encouraging development and hope as alternatives to stagnation and bitterness.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at a Swearing-In Ceremony for John C. Danforth as United States Representative to the United Nations

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