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"A certain number of Americans are already in Peking and most of us here feel that it would be very useful for the United States and especially for the Left-wing progressive movement in the United States if groups of students such as you mention could make a tour of China."
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"It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world caught a cold. The opposite is equally true today."

"We may freak out globally, but we suffer locally."

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"Trade is a communication of cultures and values."

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"So the American economy needs the world, and the world needs the American economy."

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"A certain number of Americans are already in Peking and most of us here feel that it would be very useful for the United States and especially for the Left-wing progressive movement in the United States if groups of students such as you mention could make a tour of China."
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