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William Hague

Where defining foreign policy as 'ethical' went wrong was that it implied that all decisions would be exclusive in every respect of any dealings with unethical regimes.

William Hague

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William Hague is saying that calling foreign policy "ethical" wrongly suggested that countries would completely avoid interacting with governments considered immoral. This view ignores the reality that sometimes dealing with such regimes is necessary for practical or strategic reasons.

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