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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Nov 9, 1999

Therefore, I have decided to remove Belize from the majors list.

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Nov 9, 1999

The United States has maintained the most open market in the world.

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Nov 9, 1999

The fact that we have the lowest unemployment rate in 30 years and the lowest welfare rolls in 32 years is not unrelated.

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Nov 8, 1999

I'd be for that. And we'll have more of that anyway. That's going to happen. You want to take these two and then come back?

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Nov 8, 1999

Oh, I think they're quite good. For one thing, there already has been real progress. Keep in mind, it was back in 1993 that we signed the Israel-PLO accord. We now have the Palestinians with their land in the West Bank and in Gaza. There's…

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Nov 8, 1999

Mayor, I want to thank you for that. You know, when I came here in 1993, one of the things that I promised myself I would do is to try to keep in touch with the American people, to try to avoid getting out of touch. And I now, having been…

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Nov 8, 1999

Well, I love the job, and I would continue to do it if I could. But we've had a two-term system here ever since President Truman's time, and I respect it, and I honor it. And so I'll try to find some way to be useful to my country and to…

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Nov 8, 1999

You know, we've had so many jokes about that, about taking our pickups to Arizona and all. The answer is, no. America is-- [laughter]--I wouldn't, because I think America is in good shape. We have worked very, very hard on this. I want to…

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Nov 8, 1999

Well, most of that is done at the National Institutes of Health, at the Energy Department. It's done in universities through Federal grants. And I believe we ought to see a dramatic increase of that. Essentially, if you look at the last…

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Nov 8, 1999

This is a special day for me, a happy day and a sad day, an emotional day.

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Nov 8, 1999

The most important thing we have to do is to truly build one America in the 21st century.

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Nov 8, 1999

I once again call on Congress to give working American families the pay raise they deserve.

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Nov 8, 1999

I think in the end, there will have to be a political solution.

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Nov 8, 1999

For when they marched up the steps to school, a simple act, they became foot soldiers for freedom, carrying America to higher ground.

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Nov 8, 1999

Statutory changes to accomplish this task must be done with great care, however, to avoid placing vulnerable consumers at risk.

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Nov 8, 1999

The story of the Little Rock Nine, in the end, is the story of the triumph of the rule of law and the American Constitution.

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Nov 8, 1999

The en bloc amendments do not come close to addressing the Administration's concerns.

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Nov 8, 1999

Congress should pass clean legislation that boosts the minimum wage by one dollar over the next 2 years.

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Nov 8, 1999

We can't afford to waste a penny of the money we spend on education.

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Nov 8, 1999

They taught us that you can turn your cheek from violence without averting your eyes to injustice.

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Nov 8, 1999

I urge them to pass a bill that helps more Americans into the circle of opportunity.

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Nov 8, 1999

We are seeing encouraging signs of real progress in our efforts to put 50,000 community police officers on our streets.

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