04/13/1999
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"We have a duty—to ourselves, to our children, and to future generations—to make these and other farsighted investments in science and technology."
"The real beneficiaries are the people who are not organized, who could never afford to come to a luncheon like this, but who are the heart and soul of this country."
"Half of our economic productivity in the last half century is attributable to science and technological innovation."
"I want to grow the economy and preserve the environment."