Bill Clinton: “They were extraordinary Americans who made reason their weapon…”

On the recordAugust 22, 1995

They were extraordinary Americans who made reason their weapon, freedom their cause, and peace their goal.

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Remarks at a Memorial Service in Arlington, Virginia, for the American Diplomats Who Died in Bosnia-Herzegovina

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