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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Mar 11, 1993

Our Armed Forces today stand as one of modern history's great success stories.

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Mar 10, 1993

Planning and good long-term management can help us protect jobs and the unique old-growth forests that are as much a part of our national heritage as the Grand Canyon or Yosemite. It is time to break the gridlock that has blocked action…

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Mar 10, 1993

I don't know. We don't know what's going to happen. I don't know what--you all have published lists. I've not seen the lists. You know how it works: The base closing commission has to make a recommendation. Then they give it to me, and I…

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Mar 10, 1993

He's ruled that they had to have some open meetings, but the briefing I got was that he ruled that some of the assertions that were made were absolutely unconstitutional. The briefing that I got was that we got a very good ruling from the…

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Mar 10, 1993

No person seeking medical care and no physician providing that care should have to endure harassment, threats, or intimidation.

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Mar 10, 1993

We have simply got to invest in our people in ways that work.

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Mar 10, 1993

Now is the time, as we work together to turn this Nation in a new direction, to strip away outdated impediments to our growth and potential.

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Mar 10, 1993

I want to commend Chairman Jack Brooks, Senator Pat Leahy, Chairman Joe Biden, and the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on the introduction today of an important new bill to help create jobs and build a…

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Mar 10, 1993

If we do nothing in the face of change, we have learned the hard way that we are its victims.

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Mar 10, 1993

This is part of an overall effort to stop the fragmentation of a different training program for every different problem.

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Mar 10, 1993

The choice we face is between bold action to build a stronger and safer and smarter America, or continuing to cut defense with no appropriate response.

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Mar 10, 1993

I think that he is the duly elected President of Russia and a genuine democrat.

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Mar 10, 1993

Everybody counts, and that what you can do affects not only your future but mine as well.

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Mar 10, 1993

I was saddened and angered by the fatal shooting in Pensacola yesterday of Dr. David Gunn.

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Mar 10, 1993

If we don't do that, we will pay for that neglect tomorrow, just like we're paying for yesterday's neglect today.

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Mar 10, 1993

It is just the kind of forward-thinking initiative we need to drive our economy toward a decade of creative change.

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Mar 9, 1993

These businesses have been hit especially hard by the recession and by a problem not of their own making that can be summarized by two fearsome but now well-worn words: credit crunch.

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Mar 9, 1993

It is time to break the gridlock that has blocked action and bring all sides together to craft a balanced approach to the economic and environmental challenges we face.

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