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, then a car came along and killed him, that would be a
tragedy."
"No," Clinton says, "That would be an ACCIDENT."
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."
The room is silent; none of the other children volunteer. "What?" asks
Clinton. "Isn't there anyone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally, Little Johnny in the back raises his hand. In a timid voice, he
speaks: "If an airplane carrying Bill and Hillary Clinton were blown up by a
bomb, THAT would be a tragedy."
"Wonderful!" Clinton beams. "Marvelous! And can you tell me WHY that would be
a tragedy?"
"Well," says Little Johnny, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it
certainly would be no great loss"
