Bill Clinton: “I believe no great nation, at any point in human history, has ever…”

On the recordJune 20, 1996

I believe no great nation, at any point in human history, has ever, ever, gotten greater without extending opportunity to more and more people.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Convention in Chicago, Illinois

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