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Bill Clinton: Of course I do. But you know, I think it's also a testament about--there's been--a lot of people bandy about the word…

On the recordFebruary 6, 1998
Of course I do. But you know, I think it's also a testament about--there's been--a lot of people bandy about the word ``character'' in sometimes loose and uncertain contexts. I think, the people who stand up and say things that they believe, when it would be just as easy to walk away, show a certain kind of character that I think is essential in a public leader. And I'm very gratified that Tony Blair has done that, not only for personal reasons but because I think it will strengthen his authority as a world leader. Yes, go ahead, Mike [Mike Frisby, Wall Street Journal]. Possibility of Resignation
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