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Bill Clinton: “Just as no law prevents every crime, no treaty is foolproof.”

On the recordMarch 19, 1997
Just as no law prevents every crime, no treaty is foolproof.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on the Anniversary of the Sarin Gas Attack in Tokyo, Japan

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