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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Apr 29, 1999

In keeping with my Administration's new policy to exempt commercial sales of food and medicine from sanctions regimes, the Executive order directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to authorize…

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Apr 29, 1999

We must help parents to pass on their values to their children in the face of a blizzard of popular communications that too often undermine those values.

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Apr 29, 1999

One of the things we all have to learn is to affirm our common humanity, even if it means setting aside our legitimate historical grievance.

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Apr 29, 1999

Long life is a gift we must cherish and a wonderful opportunity and responsibility for which we must prepare.

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Apr 29, 1999

I urge all Americans to recognize the heritage of American freedom.

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Apr 29, 1999

You are authorized to consult with the appropriate committees of the Congress concerning the authorization of 20,000 emergency refugee admissions during FY 1999.

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Apr 29, 1999

I am inviting representatives of all these groups to come to the White House on May 10th for a strategy session on children, violence, and responsibility.

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Apr 29, 1999

If we are not careful, when our children move through their teen years and begin to create their own separate lives, the bustle and burden of our daily lives can cause families to drift too far apart.

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Apr 29, 1999

I ask you to stay with this program long after Hillary and I leave the White House, as the best expression not only of artistic creativity but the universal rights of human beings to be free.

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Apr 29, 1999

Today we received more good news for America's working families about our economy.

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Apr 29, 1999

We need nothing less than a grassroots effort to protect our children and turn them away from violence.

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Apr 29, 1999

Humanitarian exemptions from sanctions are crucial in our efforts.

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Apr 29, 1999

I have exercised my statutory authority to take additional steps with respect to the continuing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Kosovo.

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Apr 29, 1999

Art is part of the present life of all the living and creating peoples—all who make and build.

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Apr 29, 1999

I ask every student in America to look for someone at school who is not in your group.

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Apr 29, 1999

In the first quarter of this year, the U.S. economy expanded at a robust 4.5 percent annual rate.

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Apr 29, 1999

Our efforts and those of our NATO Allies are standing for that freedom and against the principle of ethnic cleansing, racial and religious exclusivity as a basis for killing and uprooting people and destroying their cultures.

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Apr 29, 1999

We must reaffirm our goal of building an America where all people have an equal opportunity to reach their full potential.

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Apr 28, 1999

Most of the people that are involved in serious hunting and sport shooting, they're law-abiding.

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Apr 28, 1999

I would say it's, 'You ought to be Moses and lead your people out of Egypt into the Promised Land.'

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Apr 28, 1999

They ought to voluntarily come forward and say, we're going to have more child trigger locks.

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