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 20, 1995

I have determined that the actions of significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia, and the unparalleled violence, corruption, and harm that they cause in the United States and abroad, constitute an unusual and extraordinary…

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Oct 20, 1995

Every time a decision is called upon to be made in this Nation's Capital or in your community, ask yourself what's it going to look like in 20 years?

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Oct 20, 1995

The values they, like so many other immigrants, brought from their homelands—love of family, devotion to community, taking responsibility, and working hard—these values flourished in America and helped America to flourish.

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Oct 20, 1995

Every season brings our children and many adults face to face with heroes to look up to and goals to work toward.

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Oct 20, 1995

I think we need, each of us as Americans, not only to value our own ethnic solidarity and our shared values but to share them with other people.

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Oct 20, 1995

My team was the St. Louis Cardinals, the closest team to my home State.

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Oct 20, 1995

I do not believe any major American company on the verge of the 21st century would cut its investment in education or research or technology.

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Oct 20, 1995

I am very grateful for what they have done to bring about peace in Bosnia.

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Oct 20, 1995

I hereby order blocked all property and interests in property that are or hereafter come within the United States.

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Oct 20, 1995

We celebrate a special corner of our rich and varied mosaic of race and ethnicity and culture and tradition that is America.

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Oct 20, 1995

I hereby prohibit any transaction or dealing by United States persons or within the United States in property or interests in property of the persons designated in or pursuant to this order.

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Oct 20, 1995

Families give life, and giving life means more than procreation.

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Oct 20, 1995

It teaches us to play as hard as we can and still be friends when the game's over.

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Oct 20, 1995

I hope they'll remember the spirit of the season, the spirit we all feel right now.

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Oct 20, 1995

Not economic renewal, though our economy is certainly on the move.

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Oct 19, 1995

If I said anything which implies that I think that we didn't do what we should have done, given the choices we faced at the time, I shouldn't have said that. My mother once said I should never give a talk after 7 o'clock at night…

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Oct 19, 1995

I am not going to lay down any of my constitutional prerogatives here today. I have said before and I will say again, I would welcome and I hope I get an expression of congressional support. I think it's important for the United States to…

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Oct 19, 1995

What I said was--what I meant to say is, I think nobody enjoys raising taxes. I think our system works better when Democrats and Republicans work together to reach consensus, and I think it would work better now if we did. That's what I…

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Oct 19, 1995

I want to tell you is, if you look at the future, there is no nation in the world as well-positioned as the United States for the 21st century.

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Oct 19, 1995

That is not the question. The question is, how shall we do it?

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Oct 19, 1995

I want the 21st century to be a time when every American has the chance to live up to the fullest of his or her God-given abilities.

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