Bill Clinton: “I want us to focus on the future, not the past; on doing things that…”

On the recordDecember 10, 1997

I want us to focus on the future, not the past; on doing things that help everybody, not just a few people; and on promoting unity, not division.

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Remarks at a Democratic National Committee Dinner in Miami

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