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Bernie Sanders: “The United States was a strong advocate of democracy.”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Sen. Bernie Sanders | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #635

Published | Video Starts at 1:08:58

You have to step outside of the absurdity and laugh for a second. All right? And all that I'm saying. And this size, it's a whole longer discussion. But it used to be that The United States was a strong advocate of democracy. We became a model for countries all over the world, saying we would like to be like the United States. Our Constitution, our Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence was an inspiration to a lot of people. (1:08:58–1:09:02)

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Asserts that the U.S. historically advocated for democracy.

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