Political Quotes

Bill Clinton: We cannot afford to have 11-year-olds thinking about their funerals.

On the recordOctober 31, 1993
We cannot afford to have 11-year-olds thinking about their funerals.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks on Signing the Executive Order on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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