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On the recordMarch 20, 2012
we can't frame this as an either/or. Either we pursue our self-interest very callously and turn a blind eye to all this human rights stuff, or we pursue this high moral ground at the expense of our self-interest. That's a false choice.
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia

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Connolly argues against viewing human rights and self-interest as mutually exclusive.

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