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Bill Clinton: “I do. I think that well, let me get back to the last one. You're last word -- I believe historically for 200 and…”

On the recordSeptember 24, 2009
I do. I think that well, let me get back to the last one. You're last word -- I believe historically for 200 and something years, marriage has been a question left to the state and the religious institutions. I still think that's where it belongs.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Bill Clinton expresses his support for same-sex marriage and emphasizes that marriage has traditionally been a matter for states and religious institutions.

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