Bill Clinton: “I thought the whole purpose of democracy was to give people power in a…”

On the recordMarch 11, 1998

I thought the whole purpose of democracy was to give people power in a limited fashion for a limited time.

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Remarks at a Dinner Honoring Senator Ernest F. Hollings

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