Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy, because human rights is the very soul of our sense of nationhood.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Human rights are the core of US foreign policy because they are essential to the national identity.
- In plain terms
- Human rights are central to how America sees itself and acts in the world.
- What can you take from it?
- Foreign policy reflects national identity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines a nations identity?
- How does foreign policy reflect values?
Another view
National identity is complex and not defined by one factor alone.
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