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Bill Clinton: I have never understood why people would spend their time fighting over a shrinking pie instead of building a bigger…

On the recordJanuary 14, 1999
I have never understood why people would spend their time fighting over a shrinking pie instead of building a bigger one.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the Wall Street Project Conference in New York City

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