11/12/1999
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"Our whole life as a nation has been an effort punctuated by crisis after crisis after crisis, to move our collective life closer to what we said we believed in over 200 years ago."
"I am persuaded that we will be an infinitely better, stronger nation if that decision is informed by, driven by, embraced by, and advanced by people of faith in our country."
"will not harm the national interest."
"My Administration is working hard to reach children before they decide to start."