Former President Clinton called for unity on Saturday during his address commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.
“If our lives are dictated by attempts to control those we oppose, we jeopardize the progress made over the last 250 years toward a more united coalition,” Clinton remarked in his speech at the gathering. Three decades since the bombing.
“Individually, we will never accomplish much. Believe me, we all harbor some anger, and it is justified. You have made a different choice,” the former president expressed to the audience in Oklahoma City.
“Thus, my counsel to America today is that just as you have needed us, America has supported you; America calls upon you, America calls upon you to embody the ‘Oklahoma standard.’
Former Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating (R) expressed to the local news source The Oklahoman in 2021 that the “Oklahoma Standard” was evident in the actions of prior state residents following the attacks, showcasing their “active generosity.”
The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, executed by Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols on April 19, 1995, stands as the deadliest domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history. It resulted in the deaths of at least 168 individuals and left around 700 others injured.
