Bill Clinton actually said...

One of the biggest problems we have in our country...is dealing with the tension every human being has between thinking about what's happening right this second and what's right to do over the long run.

Context

Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion on Tobacco Use Prevention and an Exchange With Reporters

02/11/1996

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