Bill Clinton: “We cannot afford to return to a mindset that pretends that we can…”

On the recordNovember 4, 1997

We cannot afford to return to a mindset that pretends that we can protect what we have now and never grow in the future.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks on Fast-Track Trade Legislation and an Exchange With Reporters

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