Bill Clinton actually said...

The canal played a critical role in the development of global commerce and contributed to the rise of the United States as a great power.

Statement on the Transfer of the Panama Canal to the Republic of Panama

12/13/1999

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We must not lose faith.

Ministers noted that the Ministerial illuminated the breadth and depth of the U.S.-Africa partnership.

We have come too far to go back now.

I transmit herewith the 15th Annual Report of the National Endowment for Democracy, which covers fiscal year 1998.