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Bill Clinton: “He believed in reason and argument, and he believed in the end democracy could only prevail if we knew enough and were…”

On the recordMay 4, 1993
He believed in reason and argument, and he believed in the end democracy could only prevail if we knew enough and were thoughtful enough to face the truth and try to search it out.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at the Tribute to Senator J. William Fulbright

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