On the recordMay 26, 1991
We cannot transform a world if we hide from its unpleasant realities.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe cannot transform a world if we hide from its unpleasant realities.
Remarks at the Yale University Commencement Ceremony in New Haven, Connecticut
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