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Speaking up for the defenseless is among the public servant’s greatest trusts. Sadly, the 21st century has seen no abatement of human rights abuses around the world. The Declaration of Independence appeals to unalienable rights, given by the Creator, to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is acknowledged by the United States and partly modeled on our Constitution, similarly appeals to inalienable and equal rights. Yet, documents alone do not stop child prostitution, the persecution of people of faith, forced labor, the subjugation of women or the evils of genocide. I am committed to supporting policies that promote and protect the dignity and worth of every human being. Through diplomacy, foreign aid and other available means, I believe the United States should be a force for good in the world.
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Joseph Story "Another not unimportant consideration is, that the powers of the general government will be, and indeed must be, principally employed upon external objects, such as war, peace, negotiations with foreign powers, and foreign commerce. In its internal operations it can touch but few objects, except to introduce regulations beneficial to the commerce, intercourse, and other relations, between the states, and to lay taxes for the common good. The powers of the states, on the other hand, extend to all objects, which, in the ordinary course... READ MORE |
