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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Oct 28, 1996

That is the issue. When you see Mary Rieder up here talking, a person who has been a committed private citizen offering herself for Congress, you have to ask yourself, is this the vision I believe in, or was Speaker Gingrich right…

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Oct 28, 1996

Are we going to tell some people, ``You're on your own, have a good time,'' or are we going to say, ``It does take a village''? Audience members. Yes!

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Oct 28, 1996

Tonight is a happy night for us, to be here, to be a part of this.

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Oct 28, 1996

Four years ago when I came here, I came because I was worried about how you would go into the 21st century and because I had a vision for what America ought to be like at the dawn of that new era.

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Oct 28, 1996

I want to say a special word of thanks to the Saxophone Club, to the DC Chapter, and to Bennet Kelley.

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Oct 28, 1996

I have decided to clarify the status of such importations with respect to the tariff-rate quota.

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Oct 28, 1996

I was thinking tonight that Thomas Jefferson, whose statue looks directly into the second floor Oval Room, right above us here, would be smiling.

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Oct 28, 1996

I have decided that it is necessary and appropriate to provide six additional HTS subheadings corresponding to six additional announcements by the Secretary.

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Oct 28, 1996

I do proclaim that subheadings 9903.52.21 through 9903.52.26... are hereby inserted in numerical sequence in subchapter III of chapter 99 of the HTS.

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Oct 28, 1996

This magnificent artist whom we honor tonight had to live in the afterwash of the Civil War and our continuing struggle to come to grips with our obligations as a people, both moral and constitutional.

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Oct 28, 1996

I believe we are closer to that vision today than we were 4 years ago, and I ask you to stay on the right track to build our bridge to the 21st century.

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Oct 28, 1996

Every child in America should be able to read independently by the third grade.

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Oct 28, 1996

They will now come from a myriad of racial and ethnic and religious groups.

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Oct 27, 1996

Of course not. Would we be better off if we hadn't cleaned up those toxic waste dumps--more in 3 years than they did in 12? Audience members. No-o-o!

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Oct 27, 1996

The toughest crime bill in history with all the law enforcement organizations in the country behind it, and they wouldn't help.

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Oct 27, 1996

We're going to do the right thing and balance the budget and build that bridge to the 21st century.

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Oct 27, 1996

We are moving in the right direction; we need to stay on this track all the way to the 21st century.

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Oct 27, 1996

You must decide whether in that election you believe our best days are before us.

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Oct 27, 1996

We do think it takes a village to raise our children and build our future, and we're going to do it.

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