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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Aug 31, 1998

New Independent States to stable, market-based democracies is vital to the U.S. national security.

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Aug 31, 1998

The agreement takes account of the continuing worldwide proliferation of ballistic missiles.

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Aug 31, 1998

This agreement strengthens strategic stability by establishing further protection against the possibility of a nuclear launch.

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Aug 31, 1998

I am confident that investigators will find he acted lawfully and appropriately.

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Aug 31, 1998

There is no way out of playing by the rules of the international economy if you wish to be a part of it.

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Aug 30, 1998

We have to prove that our elementary and secondary schools can be uniformly as excellent as our colleges and universities are.

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Aug 30, 1998

When it enters into force, it will be an effective tool to facilitate the return of U.S. vehicles and aircraft that have been stolen, robbed, embezzled, or appropriated and taken to Guatemala.

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Aug 30, 1998

I have asked Northwest Airlines and its pilots to redouble their efforts to resolve their differences.

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Aug 30, 1998

The ultimate national security of any country rests in the strength of its own citizens.

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Aug 30, 1998

The Treaty is one of a series of stolen vehicle treaties being negotiated by the United States in order to eliminate the difficulties faced by owners of vehicles that have been stolen and transported across international borders.

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Aug 30, 1998

We must educate 100 percent of the people very well in elementary and secondary school.

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Aug 30, 1998

This is a worthy challenge for a great country to prove that we can take all this diversity and give every single child a shot at living his or her dream.

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Aug 30, 1998

Schools are basically the safest places in the country for our kids.

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Aug 30, 1998

I want to hook up every classroom and library in the entire country to the Internet by the year 2000.

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Aug 30, 1998

Education is one of the big questions which will determine the shape of our children's future.

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Aug 30, 1998

I believe if we don't be harsh and political in our rhetoric, we talk about our children and what we know to be true of education, we can get a listening ear...

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Aug 30, 1998

I hope that an agreement will be concluded soon in their interests and the interest of the American people.

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Aug 30, 1998

It is the first of these newly negotiated treaties to provide for the return of stolen aircraft as well as vehicles.

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Aug 30, 1998

I transmit also, for the information of the Senate, the report of the Department of State with respect to the Treaty.

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