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Bill Clinton: It is our great good fortune that time and chance have put us not only at the edge of a new century, in a new…

On the recordJanuary 19, 1997
It is our great good fortune that time and chance have put us not only at the edge of a new century, in a new millennium, but on the edge of a bright new prospect in human affairs.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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