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Nothing in our lifetimes has been more heartening than when people of the former Soviet Union and Central Europe broke the grip of communism. We have aided their progress and I am proud of it.

William J. Clinton

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William J. Clinton
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 19
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