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Patrick Leahy: “We have a moral responsibility to do that. Let the people in those countries decide, but we can help them do it.”

On the recordMay 8, 2017
We have a moral responsibility to do that. Let the people in those countries decide, but we can help them do it.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the U.S. moral duty to support democracy abroad.

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