Bill Clinton actually said...

It is also an opportunity to look back on our failures and shortcomings during the past year; not to dwell on them with bitterness and regret, but to learn from our mistakes so that the new year will be sweetened by the gifts of wisdom and hope.

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Message on the Observance of Rosh Hashana, 1997

09/29/1997

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