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David Cay Johnston: Is my friend saying he will not give aid to help them change the legal system until the legal system is already changed?

On the recordJuly 25, 1996
Is my friend saying he will not give aid to help them change the legal system until the legal system is already changed?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Questioning a colleague's stance on providing aid for legal system reform.

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