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Bill Clinton: I just want to make one very brief point here, because the last two presentations illustrate something that we really…

On the recordAugust 10, 1999
I just want to make one very brief point here, because the last two presentations illustrate something that we really believe and that basically is the whole reason for the existence of the Small Business Administration, which is that, even in the best of times there are almost artificial barriers to the success of free markets. We are not trying to supplant them; we're trying to take away the barriers to them. That's what you're doing, and in so doing you're creating more. And this is very impressive to me. [The discussion continued.]
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Bill Clinton
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