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Bill Clinton: The first duty of any government is to try to keep its citizens safe, but clearly too many Americans are not safe today.

On the recordAugust 10, 1993
The first duty of any government is to try to keep its citizens safe, but clearly too many Americans are not safe today.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks Announcing the Anticrime Initiative and an Exchange With Reporters

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