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Bill Clinton: No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources.

On the recordDecember 16, 1999
No country, however rich, can afford the waste of its human resources.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks on Signing the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999

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