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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Feb 3, 1993

I think we can do it if all the American people, again without regard to party, agree generally on the goal.

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Feb 3, 1993

We need our faith as a source of challenge because if we read the Scriptures carefully, it teaches us that all of us must try to live by what we believe.

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Feb 3, 1993

We need our faith as a source of hope because it teaches us that each of us is capable of redemption and, therefore, that progress is possible—not perfection.

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Feb 3, 1993

The United States, together with our Russian cosponsor, played a critical role in launching these negotiations.

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Feb 3, 1993

Well, the way you folks were leaking the story today--[laughter]. The people of this country ought to know that I'm going to do my best to be fair to the people that I ran to represent and to get the job machine of this country moving…

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Feb 3, 1993

We're here to talk about what's going to be in the bill. I want to pass a bill early this year, as early as we can, and we're going to talk about that. There was a good bill last year--it had a lot of good features in it--which was vetoed…

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Feb 3, 1993

Now abideth faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love.

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Feb 3, 1993

Deep down inside I wanted to say it the way I was thinking it, which was, 'So, help me, God.'

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Feb 3, 1993

I have the sort of relationship with them which I really respect and which I hope the Members of Congress here will take to heart.

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Feb 2, 1993

We can't ever afford to let our people get lost in a blizzard of statistics.

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Feb 2, 1993

This legislation would provide American workers with rights enjoyed by workers in virtually every other advanced industrial nation.

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Feb 2, 1993

I hereby delegate to the Secretary of State all functions vested in me by Section 599B of Title V of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 1993.

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Feb 2, 1993

I will ask the economic elite, who made more money and paid less in taxes, to pay their fair share.

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Feb 2, 1993

These amendments would reduce the family and medical leave guarantees available to otherwise eligible employees.

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Feb 2, 1993

I do hereby proclaim February 4, 1993, as National Women and Girls in Sports Day.

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Feb 2, 1993

I have declared a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the State of California.

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Feb 2, 1993

Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Governor Romer, ladies and gentlemen. I felt pretty good sitting at that table although that's my real place over there. [Laughter] We had a wonderful meeting yesterday, I thought, for a long time…

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