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Bill Clinton: About this stop? Well, the income that--these are people that start out borrowing $50 in American money. They pay it…

On the recordMarch 24, 1998
About this stop? Well, the income that--these are people that start out borrowing $50 in American money. They pay it back; they get another loan; they pay it back; they get another loan. It's like they're making all these markets--or entrepreneurs--you can turn a country around doing this if you have enough. But it really proves that people should not be written off just because they happen to be born and grow up in a poor area. It proves that there are people of intelligence and energy and character everywhere in the world. All they need is a chance. And insofar as we give them a chance, we strengthen nations, and we strengthen our future. And in our case, the American people are better off. It's a fabulous thing. And I got a little boy out of it. [Laughter] He's beautiful. Thank you so much.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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