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Bill Clinton: Well, I hope it will be very significant, but I think, frankly, it will have more meaning because of what the Taoiseach…

On the recordDecember 1, 1995
Well, I hope it will be very significant, but I think, frankly, it will have more meaning because of what the Taoiseach and Prime Minister Major did in launching the twin-track proposal. They gave me something to talk about, to try to advance the peace process, as well as to hold out the hope that the United States would obviously support both communities in Northern Ireland if they would work toward peace. It was a magnificent day, and it proved to me once again that people sometimes are far ahead of those of us in political life in their yearnings for the right things.
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Bill Clinton
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