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Bill Clinton: We will never become the country we ought to be if we lose another generation of our children to the violence that…

On the recordMarch 16, 1994
We will never become the country we ought to be if we lose another generation of our children to the violence that killed so many and holds the rest hostage.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks Announcing Antiviolence Public Service Announcements

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