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George W. Bush: “No cause can justify the deliberate taking of innocent human life, and the international community is nearing universal…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2008
No cause can justify the deliberate taking of innocent human life, and the international community is nearing universal agreement on this truth.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City

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