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Their argument is that it’s better to put these decisions in the hands of the states. Have you seen some of our states? If Florida could make their own decisions, it would be legal to bring an alligator into a strip club.

Dec 07, 2017

Jimmy Kimmel,
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It’s the worst humanitarian and human rights crisis in a decade, when both sides have committed serious crimes.

Jul 28, 2017

Jose María Aranaz, New York Times
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Hatred can rot a person’s wisdom and conscience. An enemy mentality will poison the spirit of a nation and inflame brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society’s tolerance and humanity, and hinder a country’s advance toward freedom and democracy.

Jul 13, 2017

Liu Xiaobo, New York Times
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Your barrel bombs and mortars and air strikes have allowed the militia in Aleppo to encircle tens of thousands of civilians in your ever-tightening noose. It is your noose. Three member states of the U.N. contributing to a noose around civilians. It should shame you. Instead, by all appearances, it is emboldening you. You are plotting your next assault. Are you truly incapable of shame? Is there literally nothing that can shame you? Is there no act of barbarism against civilians, no execution of a child that gets under your skin, that just creeps you out a little bit? Is there nothing you will not lie about or justify?

Dec 13, 2016

Samantha Power, UN Security Council Meeting
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In rejecting Russia’s bid for re-election to the Human Rights Council, U.N. member states have sent a strong message to the Kremlin about its support for a regime that has perpetrated so much atrocity in Syria.

Oct 29, 2016

Louis Charbonneau, Fortune
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Peace, prosperity, and democracy cannot endure if imposed from the outside. We should cease to make false distinctions between peacekeeping and prevention; they are in fact inextricably linked.

Sep 11, 2012

Susan Rice, Speech at the United Nations Security Council
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This is the worst incident that has ever happened in Thailand.

Aug 18, 2015

Prayuth Chan-ocha, Associated Press
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We will never forget your sons and daughters who have died on our soil. They are now our sons and daughters.

Dec 28, 2014

Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Flag-lowering ceremony
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Sanctions alone could not stop Iran’s nuclear program. But they did help bring Iran to the negotiating table.

Apr 02, 2015

Barack Obama, During a press conference at the White House
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When it comes to Iran and ISIS, the enemy of your enemy is your enemy.

Mar 03, 2015

Benjamin Netanyahu, Addressing a controversial joint session of the US Congress
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