We Americans have a sense of ourselves as a moral people. We have led the way in the fight for human rights in the world. Mistreating prisoners makes the world see our moral claims as hypocrisy.
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"We Americans have a sense of ourselves as a moral people. We have led the way in the fight for human rights in the world. Mistreating prisoners makes the world see our moral claims as hypocrisy." — Anthony Lewis
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We Americans have a sense of ourselves as a moral people. We have led the way in the fight for human rights in the world. Mistreating prisoners makes the world see our moral claims as hypocrisy. — Anthony Lewis
About Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis was a Journalist from American (1927–2013).
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This quote is attributed to Anthony Lewis, a Journalist from American.
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Anthony Lewis lived from 1927 – 2013.