Political Quotes

Bill Clinton

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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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Sep 20, 1994

Today was a better day than yesterday; yesterday was better than the one before.

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Sep 20, 1994

Just imagine how you would function if every day in all the important years of your life you showed up for work and two-thirds of the people you were working with thought that your outfit was going in the wrong direction.

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Sep 19, 1994

The basic objective is the commitment of these leaders to step down on a date-certain

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Sep 19, 1994

It's a real shame for a man with Bob Michel's distinguished reputation to have it destroyed at the end by having a Democratic President brag on him.

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Sep 18, 1994

Our first order of business is the protection of American lives.

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Sep 18, 1994

I want to emphasize that the situation in Haiti remains difficult, it remains uncertain.

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Sep 17, 1994

The departure of the coup leaders from power is also the best way to stem another mass outflow of Haitians, with consequences for the stability of our region and control of our borders.

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Sep 16, 1994

Thank you very much. Two young men--when we were in Berlin a few months ago and cased the colors of the Berlin Brigade and I met with some of the young soldiers there, two of them asked me to please delay any action in Haiti until they got…

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Sep 16, 1994

Am I nervous? No, I feel good about it. I don't know if good is the right word. I think the policy is right, and I think that I have done the best I could to present it to the American people and we have done the best we could to prepare…

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Sep 16, 1994

It is important to know that democracy is on the move in this country in no small measure because of the contributions of the members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

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Sep 16, 1994

The dictators rejected all of our efforts, and their reign of terror, a campaign of murder, rape, and mutilation, gets worse with every passing day.

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Sep 16, 1994

We can revolutionize this country from the grassroots up if we just give more people like Kweisi was when he was 16 or 18 or 20 something to do that is good and wholesome and pure and true that will lead to a better tomorrow.

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Sep 16, 1994

Our reasons are clear: to stop the horrific atrocities that threaten thousands of men, women, and children in Haiti.

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Sep 15, 1994

We cannot guarantee it; to remove cruel and brutal dictators, but not to impose a future on Haiti.

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Sep 15, 1994

Ruth Y. Tamura, of Hawaii, to be a member of the National Museum Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 1996, vice James H. Duff, term expired.

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Sep 15, 1994

Charles E. Redman, of Florida, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Germany.

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Sep 15, 1994

Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Chile.

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