Bill Clinton: “I think the people in this country are—they nearly always get it right…”

On the recordDecember 15, 1999

I think the people in this country are—they nearly always get it right if they have enough information and enough time.

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Democratic · Arkansas

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Excerpts of an Interview With Peter Jennings of ABC News

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