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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May 21, 1993

We're moving away from trickle-down special interests, anti-middle-class policies, toward fairness and opportunity for all Americans.

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May 21, 1993

I think it takes a step toward ending the ethnic cleansing and slaughter by staking out the safe havens without doing what I was opposed to.

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May 21, 1993

When I presented the plan to Congress I said then that if the interest groups picked the plan apart the whole principle of shared contribution could be lost.

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May 21, 1993

You have a fight to an economic policy that puts our people first.

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May 21, 1993

For the first time in more than a decade, Washington is changing.

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May 21, 1993

More colleges like yours should have visits from the President because people who work hard and study hard are the heart and soul of our present and our future.

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May 20, 1993

Public Broadcasting May 20, 1993 To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 396(i)), I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for…

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May 20, 1993

I can just tell you what--I've given you my answer. Look, we had 12 years where we made this economy more unequal and unfair. And to move $40 billion off of upper income people to people barely above the poverty line, it seems to me, is…

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May 20, 1993

I think that that is not a good thing to do if you read the details of it. Obviously, the main purpose of some of them is to do away with the Btu tax, but the mechanics shift over $40 billion away from people with incomes above $135,000…

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May 20, 1993

Well, my first reaction was that it was a huge shift in lowering taxes on people with incomes above $100,000 and hurting people, both elderly people and working people just barely above the poverty line. It's basically a $40 billion shift…

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May 20, 1993

We continue to support international efforts designed to ensure that the Iraqi regime does not threaten international peace and security.

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May 20, 1993

Miles Lerman and Ruth Mandel are charged with keeping the flame of memory alive.

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May 20, 1993

We want the conflict to be contained, and we want the slaughter and the ethnic cleansing to stop.

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May 20, 1993

Our fundamental interests here, the United States interests, are two.

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May 20, 1993

There are few tasks more serious than the stewardship of our national parks.

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May 20, 1993

I don't want to see the United States get in a position where we are recreating Northern Ireland or Lebanon or Cyprus or anything else.

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May 20, 1993

Iraq could use proceeds from such sales to purchase, under U.N. supervision, foodstuffs, medicines, materials, and supplies for essential civilian needs of its population.

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May 20, 1993

I urge the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities and by displaying the flag of the United States at their homes and other suitable places.

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May 20, 1993

My Administration insists on full Iraqi compliance with all U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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May 20, 1993

I was deeply moved when I participated in the opening of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum last month.

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