Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 9, 1997
The era of big Government is over, both because we can't go on running national deficits till the end of time and because the nature of our problems requires a different approach.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis, Maryland

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