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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Dec 9, 1999

Nobody will pay a price for a goal that he or she believes cannot be obtained anyway.

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Dec 9, 1999

You know, the most important job of any society is raising children.

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Dec 9, 1999

We ought to give people the same incentives to invest in poor areas in America, like the Arkansas Delta, we give them to invest in poor areas in Latin America or Asia or Africa.

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Dec 9, 1999

It is wrong not to give the same incentives to invest there, whether it is the Delta or Appalachia or the Indian reservations.

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Dec 9, 1999

America has been able to be a force for peace and prosperity in the world.

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Dec 9, 1999

I am very proud that I signed the bill when I was in my very first term as Governor to create the vo-tech school here.

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Dec 8, 1999

I don't know. I've got a day job, you know, and I'm not going to--I've got a library full of books on race, and almost all of them are quite good. But I don't want to put it out unless I think it could make a difference, even if it just…

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Dec 8, 1999

There really isn't much. I have a draft now, and I'm working on it. And I do plan to release it. And it will stay at the center of my concerns not only now but after I leave the White House. I think that after the cold war and with the…

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Dec 8, 1999

Well, first of all, unless it's an abuse of the stockholders--and if it is, then we have Federal agencies which have jurisdiction over it--there's nothing we can do. We have made some changes in the tax laws--we did back in '93--that I…

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Dec 8, 1999

Well, I think the decisionmakers will take into account all the relevant facts. But I don't think I should make the decision. First of all, I can't make the decision under the law. And I don't think I should tell them how to make the…

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Dec 8, 1999

Oh, he is very personally involved. I think that--I believe that he felt it was better--and maybe you should ask the Syrians this--but let me just say, he is very personally involved in this. I think he thinks it better, for whatever…

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Dec 8, 1999

I think they're sitting down because they want to make peace, and they have now concluded that they can do it on terms and that will meet both their interests. You've asked good questions, but any answer I give would make it unlikely that…

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Dec 8, 1999

Well, I think, of course, all fathers would be sympathetic. The question is and I think the most important thing is what would be best for the child? And there is a legal process for determining that. I personally don't think that any of…

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Dec 8, 1999

I have decided to lead a prominent delegation, including top CEO's, on a new markets tour this spring to focus specifically on the digital divide out in America.

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Dec 8, 1999

I am pleased to sign into law S. 1866, the 'John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Act.'

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Dec 8, 1999

People in the bottom of the income groups, with their income rising as fast or faster than those in the top.

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Dec 8, 1999

It gives the National Park Service the authority to expand the land base of the recreation area from approximately 6,800 acres to 10,000 acres through a revision of the boundary.

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Dec 8, 1999

I was saddened to learn of renewed flooding in the central provinces of Vietnam.

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Dec 8, 1999

I believe that we should set a national goal of making computers and Internet access available for every American.

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Dec 8, 1999

It also has reduced the wasteful expenditures of Federal resources and protected the natural resources associated with coastal barriers.

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Dec 8, 1999

We must connect all of our citizens to the Internet not just in schools and libraries but in homes, small businesses, and community centers.

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