Bill Clinton: “We will never be what we ought to be if we allow our country to be led…”

On the recordNovember 2, 1996

We will never be what we ought to be if we allow our country to be led by those who believe we are better off on our own.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks at Saint Paul's A.M.E. Church in Tampa

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