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 27, 1996

It does take a village to raise our children and build our future.

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Oct 27, 1996

We will create an America in which everybody has a chance to live out their dreams.

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Oct 27, 1996

The deficit, which was $290 billion when I took office, has dropped all 4 years for the first time in the 20th century and is now going to be $107 billion this year.

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Oct 26, 1996

This is not about party; this is about people; this is about the future of America.

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Oct 26, 1996

This is not about party; it's about you, how we're going to live together and whether we should work together to give each other the tools to make the most of our future.

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Oct 26, 1996

That system is now over, but the question is, what are we going to do now?

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Oct 26, 1996

We're going to say to each other, 'You’re part of our America.'

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Oct 26, 1996

I think there has never been a relationship quite like this in American history between a President and a Vice President.

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Oct 26, 1996

I want to give this country the finest educational system in the world when I leave office in the 21st century.

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Oct 25, 1996

We're putting crime victims where they belong, at the center of the criminal justice system, not on the outside looking in.

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Oct 25, 1996

We can help groups like Teens on Target in Los Angeles and Oakland, California, which help gang victims.

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Oct 25, 1996

I support a constitutional amendment to guarantee crime victims the right to attend and speak at court proceedings, sentencing, and parole hearings.

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Oct 25, 1996

We must do everything we can to help the victims of crime to make sure their voices are heard in the corridors of justice.

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Oct 24, 1996

Hello. Hello, Louisiana! Hello, Lake Charles! Thank you. Let's give a hand to the bands over here. [Applause] Thank you for the music. Thank you. Can you hear me way in the back, back there? Audience members. Yes!

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Oct 24, 1996

Our national politics had gotten to the point where we were running it the way we wouldn't run our families.

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Oct 24, 1996

Granting the consent of Congress to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

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