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Robert C. Byrd: “The 20th century has been a century of military warfare among the great powers. The 21st century will be a century of…”

On the recordMarch 26, 1992
The 20th century has been a century of military warfare among the great powers. The 21st century will be a century of economic warfare among the great powers and we are already losing.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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Mar 26, 1992

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Urging a transfer of funds from defense to domestic programs.

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