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On the recordDecember 28, 1997
The desecration of that symbol is the embodiment of intolerance that strikes at the heart of what it means to be an American.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on Vandalism of the Islamic Star and Crescent Display on the Ellipse

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