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Jim Webb: “We talk about human rights. 'Human rights' is something of an amorphous term...”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
We talk about human rights. 'Human rights' is something of an amorphous term...
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discusses the complexity of human rights terminology in relation to different governmental systems.

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