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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Mar 3, 1999

We must clean up the 40 percent of our waterways that still are too polluted for fishing and swimming.

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Mar 3, 1999

Today, the 'Department of Everything Else'... is and forever will be the 'Department of Stewardship.'

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Mar 3, 1999

This is about the fundamental right of every human being to dream and work and strive and the obligation never to quit, never to give in, never to be limited, never to be defined.

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Mar 3, 1999

I will soon send the Congress a plan to bestow the highest level of wilderness protection on more than 5 million acres of back-country lands.

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Mar 3, 1999

It is the story of our intensifying determination as a people to conserve and restore our precious natural resources.

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Mar 3, 1999

We will not forget these crimes, nor rest until those who committed them are brought to justice.

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Mar 2, 1999

We were unashamed to be compassionate, unashamed that we cared about those who needed a hand up in life.

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Mar 2, 1999

Bob Torricelli is a ferocious advocate for New Jersey, for America, for democracy and human rights throughout the world.

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Mar 2, 1999

As long as Saddam Hussein remains in power, he represents a threat to the well-being of his people, the peace of the region, and the security of the world.

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Mar 2, 1999

We can make the 21st century more secure, more vital, and economically stronger.

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Mar 2, 1999

I urge you, let's bring a new energy to this session of Congress.

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Mar 2, 1999

Our principal responsibility here is to give the American people the tools and create the conditions within which they can make the most of their own lives.

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Mar 2, 1999

Not every neighborhood in every city or every small town or every rural area has participated in this recovery.

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Mar 2, 1999

We will continue to contain the threat he poses, but over the long term the best way to address that threat is through a new government in Baghdad.

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Mar 2, 1999

We believe that we have an obligation to give every single American the ability to live out his or her dream.

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Mar 2, 1999

We said, 'Vote for us because we have a chance to meet the big challenges still facing this country.'

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Mar 2, 1999

We should devote 62 percent of the surplus for the next 15 years to saving Social Security.

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Mar 2, 1999

I will not rest until I believe every American family can do both and take care of their children and their job.

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Mar 2, 1999

We stand together to pass the Earth on to our children with our livability initiative for less traffic congestion and more green space.

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