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I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts.

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I often traveled to Nicaragua to speak against repressive policies by the Sandinista government.
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Country Government Nicaragua
The death penalty is being applied in the United States as a fatal lottery.
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Death Penalty Penalties United States
George W. Bush and Tony Blair had to convince the world that Saddam Hussein represented an imminent threat. Tony Blair lied when he claimed that Iraq could launch a chemical or biological attack within 45 minutes.
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Country Hussein World
Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war.
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People Successful War
People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind.
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Ambition Men Powerful Seconds
I am not just a celebrity, I’m a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.
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Lasts Rights Years
People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.
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Appreciate Courage Oppose People Politician
We are not supposed to go out and kill all those we suspect to have committed a crime.
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Committed Crime Suspect
In Nicaragua, liberty, equality and the rule of law were the stuff of dreams. But in Paris I discovered the value of those words.
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Discovered Dream Equality Law
The mere fact of an American being present could help save the lives of innocent people. That’s why I believe in the importance of bearing witness, to become a voice for the voiceless.
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Believe Help Innocent People Voice Voiceless
The U.S. embargo imposed on Nicaragua, rather than weakening the Sandinistas, actually maintained them in power.
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Embargo Nicaragua Weakening
A taboo, attached to it…now we have more women infected with HIV/AIDS, many of those women were infected by their husbands who did not tell them
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Attacked Hiv Husband Infected Taboo Women
I find it disturbing that the media keeps referring to my marriage, since I got divorced in 1979. But the media never wants to let me forget.
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Forget Marriage Media Want
Gandhi became my role model. I have always been interested in Eastern philosophy. Since early in my life I’ve been fascinated by India, and I have spent a great deal of time traveling in that country.
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Country Models Philosophy Role
The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the war in Nicaragua. It was a turning point in my life. It began my commitment to justice and human rights issues.
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Commitment Human Issue Rights War
Those who suffer are not those at the top, but are the less privileged members of society.
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Members Privileged Suffering

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