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Bill Clinton: It isn't racist for a parent to pull his or her child close when walking through a high-crime neighborhood... it isn't…

On the recordOctober 16, 1995
It isn't racist for a parent to pull his or her child close when walking through a high-crime neighborhood... it isn't racist for whites to assert that the culture of welfare dependency... cannot be broken by social programs unless there is first more personal responsibility.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Discussing fears and perceptions in race relations

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