On the recordOctober 4, 2000
It is of little use for us to pay lip service to the mighty men of the past, unless we sincerely endeavor to apply those qualities to the problems of the present.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBill Clinton: “It is of little use for us to pay lip service to the mighty men of the past, unless we sincerely endeavor to apply those…”
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Remarks to the Conference on the Progressive Tradition in Princeton, New Jersey
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