Political Quotes

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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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

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

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