BILL VISITS A SCHOOL -
Little Rock, Arkansas
Bill Clinton is visiting a school. In one class, he asks the
students if anyone can give him an example of a "tragedy".

One little boy stands up and offers "If my best friend who lives
next door was playing in the street when a car came along and killed
him, that would be a tragedy."

        "No," Clinton says, "That would be an ACCIDENT."

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        A girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying fifty children
        drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved... that would be a
        tragedy."

        "I'm afraid not," explains Clinton. "That is what we would call a
        GREAT LOSS."

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        The room is silent; none of the other children volunteer.

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        "What?" asks Clinton, "Isn't there any one here who can give me an
        example of a tragedy?"

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        Finally, a boy in the back raises his hand. In a timid voice, he
        says: "If an airplane carrying Bill & Hillary Clinton were blown up
        by a bomb, THAT would be tragedy."

        "Wonderful!" Clinton beams. "Marvelous! And can you tell me WHY that
        would be a tragedy?"

        "Well," says the boy, "because it couldn't be an accident, and it
        certainly would be no great loss!"

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