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Mike Johnson: “The lesson of the 20th century alone is that tens of…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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House Leadership, Angel Families, and Law Enforcement Applaud Passage of Secure America Act

Published | Video Starts at 32:58

They don't tell them that. This thing's gonna crash and burn. It always, always has throughout history. And The lesson of the 20th century alone is that tens of millions of innocent people have died because of these crazy quixotic notions. We have to stand for freedom. We got to stand for America. We got to stand on the 250th birthday with Greater conviction, clarity and consistency than we ever have. (32:58–33:05)

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Asserts that tens of millions died in the 20th century due to Marxist ideas.

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