Bill Clinton

I think it's one of the most distinctive things about the United States, that we have the freedom to believe whatever we want or even not to believe.

I felt very strongly that unless we had a common shared national commitment to keeping the American dream alive for everybody, we would just keep on drifting.

I am also pleased that Congress acted quickly to pass legislation making it easier to prosecute and punish anyone who burns a house of worship.

I believe that there has never been a great country that grew greater by shrinking opportunity.

I want you to know that if we work together and we're smart, we can't guarantee 100 percent security, but we can prevent a lot of these instances.

I think the solution is to do what works.

I want it to be a period where people compete with one another in economics, education, and athletics, and not in military contests.

I call on all citizens to join together, to reach out to one another, to strengthen the ideals that light our way and keep us strong.

I want America to lead that fight.

If we get them, they'll be a lot better if Dick Durbin is in the Senate, I'll tell you that.

The difference in the way we view the world and the way our opponents in the political arena view the world is daylight and dark.

It is not true that the crime problem is insoluble.

This is a struggle against racism and religious bigotry, and we will escalate that struggle as necessary.

But we have to change the atmosphere in this country about that.

I have proclaimed a State of Emergency due to the extended drought in the Southwest.

I know how badly producers are suffering, and I am determined to do whatever I can to help.

I call upon religious leaders of all faiths to emphasize the need for healing and tolerance.

Our Nation was founded by people who sought the right to worship freely.

The United States is now the most multi-ethnic, multi-religious democracy in history.

The proclamation of a State of Emergency will permit the Secretary of Agriculture to release feed grain supplies from the Disaster Reserve.

We must never go back to the terrible days of racial and ethnic division.

Let us set an example for the world.

Our Nation's livestock producers are hurting.

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