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Bill Clinton: I said in October that we cannot make the world risk-free, but we can reduce the risks we face.

On the recordDecember 11, 1996
I said in October that we cannot make the world risk-free, but we can reduce the risks we face.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on the Airline Safety Initiative and an Exchange With Reporters

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