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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jun 21, 1999

We have to win the peace with the same qualities with which you won the conflict, with determination and patience, with discipline and precision.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 8, 1999

For the sake of their people, the leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea must immediately halt the fighting and recommit themselves to diplomatic efforts to secure a peaceful settlement.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 21, 1997

I am persuaded... the real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 21, 1997

These people fought the bloodiest war in Europe since the end of World War II.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 6, 1996

Today, if the children of the Middle East can imagine a future of cooperation, not conflict, if Bosnia's killing fields are once again playing fields, if the people of Haiti now live in democracy instead of under dictators, in no small measure, it is because of Warren Christopher.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Oct 30, 1996

This Veterans Day, Americans enjoy the fruits of peace, freedom, and prosperity in a world where too many must still struggle to live their lives free from conflict, violence, and repression.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Sep 28, 1996

I believe that—I think they're both concerned about the way events spun out of control, about the loss of life, the injury, the eruption of old tensions and bitterness.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Sep 25, 1996

I deeply regret the injuries and the loss of life we've seen in the West Bank and Gaza in the last few days.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 9, 1996

The real differences in our world are not between Catholics and Protestants, Arabs and Jews, Muslims, Croats, and Serbs; they are between those who embrace peace and those who reject it.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 3, 1995

We should not let the land flowing with milk and honey become a land flowing with blood and tears.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Sep 1, 1995

It falls now to us to stand against those who sow the seeds of war and to stand with those who take the risks of peace.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 4, 1994

The United States believes the CSCE has a vital role to play in promoting democracy and diminishing conflict throughout Europe.

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