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Bill Clinton: Let me just follow up. I believe myself that what you just said is not only true but is the answer to a lot of the next…

On the recordDecember 3, 1997
Let me just follow up. I believe myself that what you just said is not only true but is the answer to a lot of the next steps. That is, just as you heard all these young people say they thought that there was less discrimination among young people, partly because they all go to school together, the more people we have working together, succeeding together, doing something constructive together, helping their own families together, the less problems we're going to have. I don't think there is any question about that. Let me ask you, before we run out of time--and I'll call on you next because you've been having your hand up--but I want you to think about this, and I want you to be blunt and brief--blunt and brief. What do you think is the most important thing we should be doing about this issue today? Whether you think I should do it, or you should do it, or somebody else should do it--I'll try to call on as many people as I can, as quickly as I can. Raise your hand, the most important thing. You go first. [At this point, participants offered suggestions, including confronting family members who make racist comments and addressing the Hispanic high school dropout rate.]
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