Bill Clinton: “Peace will not come in the presence of violence; it must come with the…”

On the recordDecember 16, 1996

Peace will not come in the presence of violence; it must come with the absence of violence.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks Prior to Discussions With Prime Minister John Bruton of Ireland and an Exchange With Reporters

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