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Bill Clinton: They seemed to be. And, as I said, President Kim reached out to them. And it's clear that the people of South Korea…

On the recordJuly 11, 1993
They seemed to be. And, as I said, President Kim reached out to them. And it's clear that the people of South Korea would like reunification to be possible, if you can preserve democracy and freedom. So we'll just have to see. The wisdom of what our country has done for 40 years is basically demonstrated by this abrupt change in North Korean policy. We know what works. If we just stay strong and we stay resolute and we stay firm, we know that will work. And eventually, we have to hope that they will take the sensible course and that we can then resume the thaw that was in place before this last unfortunate development. Thank you.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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