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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Jun 25, 2000

It would not be prudent to commit every penny of a future surplus that is just a projection and, therefore, subject to change.

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Jun 25, 2000

If we follow the course I'm laying out, we can eliminate that debt by the time the child enters college.

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Jun 25, 2000

Today, we are learning the language in which God created life.

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Jun 24, 2000

Korea was not a police action or a crisis or a conflict or a clash; it was a war, a hard, brutal war.

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Jun 24, 2000

Today your fellow Americans say: We remember, and we are very grateful.

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Jun 24, 2000

Had Americans and our allies not shown commitment and fortitude, we could well later have faced world war III.

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Jun 23, 2000

We have the largest group of schoolchildren in history, and the most diverse one... How are we going to give them all a world-class education?

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Jun 23, 2000

But there's no excuse anymore; we really do know how to do it.

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Jun 23, 2000

I trust the American people to get it right; nearly always, they get it right.

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Jun 23, 2000

One of our most pressing needs, clearly, is providing voluntary prescription drug coverage under Medicare for older Americans.

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Jun 23, 2000

I believe that whether those things happen depend in large measure on what the American people believe this election is about.

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Jun 23, 2000

Only the Democrats want you to know what the differences are.

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Jun 23, 2000

We're fortunate—very fortunate—to live in a time of budget surpluses and remarkable prosperity.

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Jun 23, 2000

It is more than a time of innovation; it's a time of fundamental transformation, the kind that happens, at most, every 100 years.

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Jun 23, 2000

If we don't bring them into the circle of opportunity now, when will we ever get around to doing it?

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Jun 23, 2000

Moving this enormous volume of business on-line will save a great deal of money and time for our taxpayers.

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Jun 23, 2000

There was a long period of time when everybody thought they knew what the answer was to failing schools and how to help kids in poor neighborhoods learn up to world-class standards.

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Jun 23, 2000

There are real differences; and only the Democrats want you to know what the real differences are.

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Jun 23, 2000

The plan doesn't ensure that seniors will be able to use the local pharmacist they trust.

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