Bill Clinton: “We must do so because it's the right thing to do and the surest path…”

On the recordDecember 5, 1999

We must do so because it's the right thing to do and the surest path to a world that is safe, democratic, and free.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Presenting the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights

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