Bill Clinton: “We need every child in this country to know that if he or she works…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 1998

We need every child in this country to know that if he or she works hard and learns what they're supposed to learn, they can all go to college now.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

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