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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Jun 17, 1998

We urge the Committee to fund fully the request for the California Bay-Delta program.

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Jun 17, 1998

Drugs are wrong; that drugs are dangerous; and that drugs can kill you.

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Jun 17, 1998

I think Secretary Albright's words should stand for themselves right now.

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Jun 17, 1998

We believe that all governments everywhere should ensure fundamental rights, including the right of people to worship when and where they choose.

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Jun 17, 1998

Of course, we all know that the freedom to follow one's personal beliefs, to worship as one chooses, is at the core of what it means to be an American.

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Jun 17, 1998

American families can influence adolescents' attitudes and behaviors when it comes to drugs.

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Jun 17, 1998

The fight must go on. The cause of liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even 100, defeats.

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Jun 17, 1998

One more day will pass today when 3,000 more children will start to smoke even though it's illegal to sell them cigarettes.

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Jun 17, 1998

These and other steps will help us to reach our ultimate goal—cutting teen drug use in half.

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Jun 17, 1998

I've never quit on anything this important in my life, and I don't intend to stop now.

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Jun 16, 1998

I don't believe anyone pointed out that while James Hoban... built this White House, he did it by defeating an anonymous plan presented by Thomas Jefferson.

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Jun 16, 1998

We are doing the right thing, and I think the Prime Minister of Japan has done the right thing.

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Jun 16, 1998

Yes, it will need steel and stone and wood and glass and light and air and trees and garden, music and quiet; it also will need a lot of vision and hope.

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Jun 16, 1998

They teach their children how to read, how to drive, and how to live.

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Jun 16, 1998

3,000 young children start to smoke, and 1,000 of them will have their lives shortened because of it.

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Jun 16, 1998

I think it would be a great mistake... to walk away from 1,000 lives a day.

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Jun 16, 1998

The proposal in H.R. 3097 to sunset the tax code is a deeply flawed idea that, if enacted, would harm the Nation's strong economy.

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Jun 16, 1998

In other words, we dedicate ourselves to an act of creating and building that will never be finished.

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Jun 16, 1998

H.R. 3097 would have many other harmful effects on the well-being of families.

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Jun 16, 1998

Whenever we put the progress of the American people and the future of our children ahead of partisan politics in Washington, America wins.

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