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Bill Clinton: I believe that the more advanced an economy becomes, the more important it is to have a higher and higher and higher…

On the recordJune 28, 1998
I believe that the more advanced an economy becomes, the more important it is to have a higher and higher and higher percentage of people with a university education.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Students at Beijing University in Beijing, China

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