Presidential libraries call for US unity amid ‘perilous’ state of democracy

First such public declaration says US support for human rights across the globe undermined when our own house [is] in disarray'

Concern for US democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to principles including the rule of law and respecting diverse beliefs.

In a statement, the first such public declaration, the libraries said Americans have a strong interest in supporting democratic movements and human rights around the world because free societies elsewhere contribute to our own security and prosperity here at home".