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Bill Clinton: “The killing of people has no place in the 21st century if it means innocent civilians are going to be slaughtered…”

On the recordJuly 6, 1999
The killing of people has no place in the 21st century if it means innocent civilians are going to be slaughtered because of their race or religion.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks to the Community at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, South Dakota

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