Bill Clinton actually said...

The important thing is not to balance the budget overnight but to put it on a steady and decided downward tack.

Remarks at a Town Meeting in Detroit

02/09/1993

More Bill Clinton Quotes

Everybody pays in life.

Nearly everybody on welfare wants to get off, wants to be self-supporting, wants to be an independent member of society.

The Federal Government, after all, is a large employer in the United States.

These will not be make-work jobs.