01/04/1998
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"I do not find the cynicism, the pessimism that I keep reading about."
"There will be probably a woman standing up here as President saying, 'Well, I've done a pretty good job appointing men to my Cabinet.'"
"Protecting our Nation's security—our people, our territory, and our way of life—is my administration's foremost mission and constitutional duty."
"The cold war may be over, but the need for American leadership abroad remains as strong as ever."