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Bill Clinton: I want to create a climate in which no one can say no, in which it's voluntary but you are ashamed if you don't give…

On the recordMarch 5, 1997
I want to create a climate in which no one can say no, in which it's voluntary but you are ashamed if you don't give your kids the chance to do this.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to a Joint Session of the Michigan State Legislature in Lansing

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