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Patrick Leahy: “We all know that a right without a remedy is no right at all.”

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
We all know that a right without a remedy is no right at all.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the importance of having legal remedies for rights.

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