Bill Clinton

As long as there is poverty in the world I can never be rich, even if I have a billion dollars—I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.

We will continue to work as long as any person, because of circumstance of birth, is granted anything less than the full measure of his or her dignity.

It's a very— it's a wonderful place to live, but they bear a great burden.

I declared a major disaster in the State of California.

We will continue to work as long as neighborhoods are ravaged by drugs and violence.

The people of California have suffered a lot in the last 2 years.

I have instructed the Treasury, working closely with the Federal Reserve, to continue to take appropriate steps to help Mexico get through these short-term financial pressures.

On this occasion, I urge the citizens of this great country to reflect upon Dr. King's teachings and to take positive and life-affirming action in his memory.

As Dr. King said on many occasions, 'Life's most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?'

Hillary and I send our thoughts and prayers to the thousands of victims.

I have spoken with President Zedillo and conveyed our continued support for Mexico.

The necessary assistance will be made available to thousands of victims of the flooding.

These funds will help to begin the process of recovery.

It is more important than ever to remind the Nation about Dr. King and his inestimable gifts to this country.

To give people opportunity, to treat them with fairness, and to distinguish them only by their potential—we will continue to work toward these goals as long as people in this Nation are in need of housing, medical care, and subsistence.

You have shown over the past year during the earthquake, the fires, and now the current floods that you are a people that come together in times of crisis.

We can rebuild America now.

I think we all ought to try to keep that in our own minds as we deal with life's challenges and adversity.

Every American who works hard and obeys the law should be able to get ahead in this new world.

This is unfinished business; there is a great deal more to be done.

We see this as a year of not only how far we've come since the end of World War II, but where we are in this rich partnership and the potential of looking forward.

I have declared that a major disaster exists in California caused by the damaging floods in northern and southern California.

Japan's support is part of that.

We must do three things.

Nothing happens unless, first, a dream.