Bill Clinton: “Only a very foolish person goes all the way through life and never…”

On the recordOctober 24, 2004

Only a very foolish person goes all the way through life and never changes position on anything in the face of new evidence.

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Bill Clinton defends the idea of changing one's position based on new evidence, countering criticism of John Kerry.

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