The Soviets must recognize that violence against humanity is no less intolerable than violation of geographic borders. The Soviet view of human rights is not identical to ours. It is clear. for instance. that the Soviets regard Jewish emigrants as a bargaining chip in relations with the United States. a repugnant use of human lives and human fears. But if. by taking advantage of that Soviet view. we can shorten the ordeal of any human being. we should do so. In the long term. the Soviet Union must come to recognize that our concern about human rights springs. not from an antiSoviet political animus. but from the same foundations that underly all our political and cultural traditions.
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