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 23, 1998

Executive Order 12978 provides my Administration with a tool for combatting the actions of significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia.

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Apr 23, 1998

It's no time for Congress to set a poor example for students by ignoring the evidence.

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Apr 23, 1998

I believe it would be a terrible mistake to end national support for the work of the board.

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Apr 23, 1998

Thank you, Philip Bigler, for brightening those minds to all eternity.

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Apr 23, 1998

Our party's mission is to get things done, not to score political points in Washington.

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Apr 23, 1998

Man's inhumanity to man must not be tolerated, and that evil cannot conquer

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Apr 23, 1998

Mack represents to me everything that is good and decent in public service.

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Apr 23, 1998

Your tools have changed over the years; textbooks have been updated, slates have given way to computers.

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Apr 23, 1998

The United States will continue working to preserve a free Armenia in a peaceful, stable and prosperous Caucasus region.

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Apr 23, 1998

We're especially glad to honor this year's National Teacher of the Year, Mr. Philip Bigler.

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Apr 23, 1998

A President cannot repair the breaches in a country, cannot unify a country, and cannot lift its vision if he takes personally personal assaults.

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Apr 23, 1998

We want to change the lives of people in America, not to rack up a few points on the rhetorical scoreboard.

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Apr 22, 1998

Rapid, concrete steps toward reform in these areas will demonstrate Turkmenistan's intent to abide by international norms that will advance the prosperity of the Turkmen people.

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Apr 22, 1998

H.R. 1252 would give parties in civil cases the right to remove the judge to whom the case is originally assigned without reason.

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Apr 22, 1998

In every home where wages are rising and people now have jobs, in every town which was down and is now up, there are millions of people who are in your debt.

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Apr 22, 1998

We must address this threat so these magnificent creatures can flourish once again.

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Apr 22, 1998

Such a procedure threatens to undermine the independence of the Federal Judiciary.

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Apr 22, 1998

I'm willing to negotiate with anybody who wants to help people raise their children better so that people can succeed at home and at work.

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Apr 22, 1998

Do you believe that we could hardly do anything better for America's families than to relieve them of the burden of being terribly worried about their children while they're at work?

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Apr 22, 1998

Litigants assuredly will engage in judge and forum shopping -- sometimes with improper motives.

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