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Violence

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Sep 11, 1995

The United States, I think, is united in being opposed to resumption of the killing of innocent civilians in protected areas.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 22, 1995

I have exercised my statutory authority to declare a national emergency with respect to the grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists that threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jan 21, 1995

I condemn in the strongest possible terms this horrendous act of terrorist violence.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Aug 13, 1994

We don't have a bigger problem than the violence which is eating the heart out of this country.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Jul 31, 1994

The American people want action against the crime and violence that has become a familiar threat in almost every neighborhood.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· May 11, 1994

Freedom from violence and freedom from fear are essential to maintaining not only personal freedom but a sense of community in this country.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Apr 24, 1994

I hate to be crass about it, ladies and gentlemen, but I'll bet you if Steve could get up here and say again, he would gladly trade his wife's chances for that maniac with a six-shooter revolver.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Mar 11, 1994

We're pushing Congress hard to pass a safe schools act, to reduce violence in our schools.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Mar 9, 1994

Too often our reaction to the violence is to simply hunker down and turn our backs.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Feb 27, 1994

I again urge an end to the use of violence as a means of solving political problems and achieving political aims.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 10, 1993

We can make our neighborhoods and our nations places of shared responsibility, not random violence.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Dec 8, 1993

I think the American people are tired of hurting and tired of feeling insecure and tired of the violence.

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· Nov 12, 1993

This country is going to have a very hard time making it unless we do something about this wave of crime and violence.

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

We must continue to find ways to limit the excessive portrayal of violence in our television programming.

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