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Tim Kaine: “It seems to me that if history teaches anything, it is that those who carry the view that their end justifies extreme…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
It seems to me that if history teaches anything, it is that those who carry the view that their end justifies extreme means are usually on the wrong side of history.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Kaine warns against using the debt limit as leverage for political action.

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