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Mitt Romney: I think it's a terrible course for America to stand in apology for our values, that, instead, when our grounds are being…

On the recordSeptember 11, 2012
I think it's a terrible course for America to stand in apology for our values, that, instead, when our grounds are being attacked and being breached, that the first response of the United States must be outrage at the breach of the sovereignty of our nation. An apology for America's values is never the right course.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Romney criticizes the Obama administration's response to attacks on American embassies, asserting that the U.S. should not apologize for its values.

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