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William J. Clinton

The new rage is to say that the government is the cause of all our problems, and if only we had no government, we'd have no problems. I can tell you, that contradicts evidence, history, and common sense.

William J. Clinton

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William J. Clinton is pointing out that blaming the government for every issue and believing that problems would vanish without it is not supported by facts or historical examples.

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