Our action on United Nations Conventions to implement the noble principles written into the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been negligible. Far from setting an example appropriate to a nation that proclaimed its own Bill of Rights nearly two centuries ago. the United States has ratified only two of more than 20 major human rights conventions adopted by the U.N. and its agencies. And. ratification of these twoconcerning slavery and refugeeswas completed within the last 3 months. While we must meet our foreign policy priorities. we must recognize that the highest priority of all is that we improve our domestic society. We must never forget the wise observation that applies so emphatically to nations: "What you are speaks so loudly.
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