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Bill Clinton: America can’t lead if it’s bringing up the rear.

On the recordSeptember 23, 1997
America can’t lead if it’s bringing up the rear.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks to the AFL-CIO Convention in Pittsburgh

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