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On the recordJanuary 27, 1995
The New Covenant is grounded in an old idea that all Americans have not just a right but a responsibility to do the hard work needed to rise as far as their talents and determination can take them and to give something back to their community and to their country in return.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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