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 6, 1999

It does take a village, and we need to look at the village and see what the village is like now.

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May 6, 1999

I want a society that had opportunity for all and responsibility from all and a community of all Americans.

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May 6, 1999

David B. Dunn, of California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Zambia.

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May 6, 1999

African-American unemployment is at its lowest level on record.

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May 6, 1999

Being mayor of Austin may be the best elected job in the United States.

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May 6, 1999

I have instructed my Administration to do everything possible to help those affected by this disaster.

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May 6, 1999

I'm grateful because I got a chance to implement a set of ideas that now represent the governing philosophy of the Democratic Party.

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May 6, 1999

We have got, at least, to tell people that in the world of the 21st century, it is not okay to kill people just because they're of a different race or ethnicity or religion.

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May 6, 1999

We will not ask who takes the blame but how we can all take responsibility.

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May 6, 1999

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas.

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May 6, 1999

Like you, I don't know any more about what happened there than what I can read about it.

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May 6, 1999

I believed we could improve the economy and improve the environment.

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May 6, 1999

No society has any job more important than raising its children well.

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May 6, 1999

Robert Raben, of Florida, to be an Assistant Attorney General, vice Andrew Fois, resigned.

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May 5, 1999

----yes, adequately address it now. But there has really been no partisan difference here. I mean, I proposed the first substantial increase in defense spending since, oh, the middle of President Reagan's second term, this year, largely to…

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May 5, 1999

No. I don't think so. He wanted to know if we wanted to say anything else. One thing that I think you might want to emphasize, and I don't know if you want to do it now or later, is there is one legitimate concern I have, which is that…

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May 5, 1999

No. No. You know, the people on Capitol Hill will have to decide how they respond as Americans to their obligations here. But it hasn't been a problem. And the American people made clear in the election in 1998 who they trusted and for…

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