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Bill Clinton: We cannot see what we have seen with our own eyes and take refuge in the false comfort of indifference or impatience.

On the recordMay 3, 1999
We cannot see what we have seen with our own eyes and take refuge in the false comfort of indifference or impatience.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Departure for Europe and an Exchange With Reporters

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