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Bill Clinton: When people tell me, well, some people just aren't going to make it, I say that's true, but it ought to be their fault…

On the recordNovember 3, 1996
When people tell me, well, some people just aren't going to make it, I say that's true, but it ought to be their fault, not ours.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks at St. Paul's AME Church, addressing personal responsibility and opportunity.

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