Bill Clinton: “It is just as stern a test of a nation's judgment and character, what…”

On the recordJune 22, 2000

It is just as stern a test of a nation's judgment and character, what you do with the good times, as what you do with adversity.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at a Saxophone Club Reception in Hollywood, California

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