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 20, 1998

The education infrastructure of the nineties will be the superhighway that carries information.

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Apr 20, 1998

Making sure that every child in America has an opportunity to learn in a modern, safe, state-of-the-art school is also a centerpiece of our plan.

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Apr 20, 1998

Today Senator Carol Moseley-Braun will offer an amendment that will help communities raise the funds to modernize 5,000 schools.

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Apr 20, 1998

I think the $1.6 billion would be far better spent funding charter schools, funding school standards programs, funding the master teacher program, and helping to fund this school construction program.

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Apr 19, 1998

Three years ago today the people of Oklahoma City suffered the worst act of terrorism in our country's history. It was an attack not just on the people, a city, a State, a nation, but on what we stand for, how we govern ourselves, and the…

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Apr 19, 1998

This annual observance is also a powerful reminder of the extraordinary capacity of our citizens to face adversity and overcome it.

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Apr 19, 1998

We have the opportunity—and the responsibility—to amend the United States Constitution to ensure that the rights of victims are honored in every court throughout our Nation.

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Apr 19, 1998

I transmit herewith the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.

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Apr 19, 1998

The Treaty should be an effective tool to assist in the prosecution of a wide variety of crimes.

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Apr 19, 1998

This is not a time for half measures; that simply won't reduce teen smoking.

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Apr 18, 1998

April 18, 1998 Hillary and I were saddened to learn of the death of Terry Sanford. His long and distinguished career of public service as Governor, president of Duke University, and U.S. Senator helped build the New South and served as an…

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Apr 18, 1998

Today, once again, our thoughts are with the families of the 168 people whose lives were tragically lost.

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Apr 18, 1998

We must continue to stand fast for democracy for our entire hemisphere, with no holdouts and no backsliders.

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Apr 18, 1998

It was an attack not just on the people, a city, a State, a nation, but on what we stand for, how we govern ourselves, and the values we live by.

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Apr 17, 1998

In the worst of situations, we see the best in our citizens and our public servants.

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Apr 17, 1998

No priority is more important than giving our children an excellent education.

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Apr 17, 1998

Every dollar spent on disaster preparedness and prevention saves two or more dollars in future costs.

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Apr 17, 1998

We should celebrate a new reality in the Americas, the march of freedom, prosperity, peace, and partnership among our nations.

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Apr 17, 1998

The new hemispheric alliance against drugs we will launch here will encourage, support, and improve all our national efforts to fight this common threat as partners.

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Apr 17, 1998

His long and distinguished career of public service as Governor, president of Duke University, and U.S. Senator helped build the New South.

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Apr 17, 1998

When disaster strikes, the things that divide us fall away as neighbor helps neighbor and stranger reaches out to stranger.

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Apr 16, 1998

No. No. I'm going to--you know, I'm going to do my job. And I'm not--it's an unusual political environment, but I'm just not going to let the politics get into my way. I haven't done it for 4 years; I'm not going to start now. Independent…

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