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On the recordMay 16, 1996
I want every child in this country, without regard to their race, their religion, their gender, where they grow up or how much they start out with in life, to have a chance to live out their dreams if they're willing to work for it.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at a Dinner for Representative Richard A. Gephardt in St. Louis

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