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"In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy."
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"Democracy is timelessly human, and timelessness always implies a certain amount of potential youthfulness."
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"The amazing fact is that America is founded on a document. It's a work in progress. It can be tested by each generation."
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"Under this scientific and moral pressure, the Canadian government conceded publicly that the use of these weapons in Vietnam was, in their view, a contravention of the Geneva Protocol."
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