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Bill Clinton: The greatness and glory of America is that we define ourselves not by where our families came from but by our common…

On the recordApril 1, 1994
The greatness and glory of America is that we define ourselves not by where our families came from but by our common values, our common goals, our common sense, and our common decency.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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