Political Quotes

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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Bill Clinton
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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