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On the recordDecember 8, 1997
By diligently and faithfully enforcing our civil rights laws, the lawyers and members of this division have helped all of us live closer to the ideals that lie at the heart of that dream—freedom and equality of opportunity.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on the 40th Anniversary of the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

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