
Sometimes it's not good in public life to straddle the fence, but I picked up pretty quick it's a good thing to straddle this river.
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Sometimes it's not good in public life to straddle the fence, but I picked up pretty quick it's a good thing to straddle this river.

Will you help us build an environment of security and good values for our children?

It was one of the great privileges of my life to know Prime Minister Rabin.

Yitzhak Rabin was truly a light unto the nations.

We continue to recognize that, in a world of increasing interdependence, the United States' engagement and leadership in the United Nations is as important now as it has ever been.

America nearly always gives the right answer.

That’s why I've tried so hard in this election to keep talking about the issues and to keep trying to bring people together.

Never, never, never doubt there is an enormous connection between the decision you and your fellow Americans make and what kind of bridge we build to that bright new tomorrow.

Your vote will decide whether we can continue to do that, or whether we will weaken our commitment to our common environment and our children's future.

Your vote will decide whether we continue to put 100,000 police on the street.

Nobody is as well-positioned as the United States to move into that new millennium that starts just 4 years from now.

Don't let anybody in this community, don't let anyone you know anywhere in America believe that their vote doesn't make a difference.

We've moved almost 2 million people from welfare to work.

Your vote will decide whether we can continue to advance the cause of education.

I will never forget that. I will always love you for it and always be grateful.

Americans have acted upon them and sacrificed for them.