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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· May 4, 1993

He believed in reason and argument, and he believed in the end democracy could only prevail if we knew enough and were thoughtful enough to face the truth and try to search it out.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· May 3, 1993

I believe is a fundamental departure from traditional programs offered by Democratic administrations and fundamentally different from the previous enterprise zone proposals offered by recent Republican administrations.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· May 2, 1993

I just have to say that I think that the democracy initiative in Hong Kong is a good thing.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· May 2, 1993

I think it's very important now to point out—let me just restate what's at stake here—there has been enormous loss of life.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· May 2, 1993

I hereby determine that it is important to the security interests of the United States to furnish $5 million for assistance for sanctions enforcement against Serbia and Montenegro without regard to any provision of law within the scope of…

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Apr 29, 1993

I call you to national service because it is only that together we can advance a tradition rooted in our people's history, helping our people to help themselves.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Apr 29, 1993

Ours is a Nation of laws, united not just by a common language and culture, but by a unique devotion to and belief in a national common law: our Constitution.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Apr 29, 1993

On Law Day, we celebrate our Constitution and all of the legal institutions that flow from it.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Apr 28, 1993

The economic figures on the performance of the United States economy in the first 3 months of the year clearly support the policies of this administration.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Apr 28, 1993

I want to say to all of you what an incredible honor it has been for me as a citizen of this country, as well as President, to be in the Justice Department for the first time.

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