Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things. They're also free to live their lives and do wonderful things. And that's what's going to happen here.

Donald Rumsfeld

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Freedom Iraq War American politics

Speaker

Donald Rumsfeld

Medium

Press conference

Language

English

Time

2003 2000s 21st century

Occupation

Politician

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United States

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Citation

Rumsfeld, Donald. Department of Defense news briefing. 11 Apr. 2003, Pentagon, Washington, DC, USA.

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Topic
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Medium
Speech
Genre
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Language
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Time
1961 1960s 20th century
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Citation

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