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Bill Clinton: It takes many backs to bear the burden of peace and the awful burden of change.

On the recordOctober 24, 1995
It takes many backs to bear the burden of peace and the awful burden of change.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at a United Jewish Appeal Reception

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