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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Sep 24, 2000

I think we should stay at this until the day when we are truly shocked if we hear a little boy or a girl say something at school about witnessing a violent incident in their home.

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Sep 24, 2000

I hope you're proud of our party and proud of where we've come.

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Sep 24, 2000

I transmit herewith a 6-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).

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Sep 24, 2000

Domestic violence is not just a family problem that neighbors can ignore, not just a woman's problem men can turn away from.

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Sep 24, 2000

The PFP has been an unqualified success since its establishment in 1994.

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Sep 24, 2000

I think I'm the only American President ever to go to two Native American reservations.

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Sep 24, 2000

The act has offered hope to countless numbers of women by letting them know they are not alone.

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Sep 24, 2000

Families that are subject to the tremendous hardship of a kidnapping will not also suffer the loss of valuable Federal tax benefits.

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Sep 24, 2000

We're here to say to Congress, we owe it to women like Connie Trujillo and millions of others and their children and families to reauthorize and to strengthen the Violence Against Women Act and to do it this week, now, before the clock…

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Sep 24, 2000

Everybody counts; everybody should have a chance; we all do better when we help each other.

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Sep 24, 2000

Today, before I came here, I went over to a shelter for battered women and troubled children and families.

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Sep 24, 2000

The U.S. Government is already pursuing the tasks identified in this legislation and consulting widely with various non-governmental organizations.

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Sep 24, 2000

No American should live in fear, least of all in his or her own home.

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Sep 23, 2000

We believed always that we could grow the economy and improve the environment.

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Sep 23, 2000

I will not be in office. All I want to do is to give the best gift I can to my country.

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Sep 23, 2000

I want to thank you for this award but, more importantly, for your leadership on environmental and resource issues.

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Sep 23, 2000

You have to understand, I know better than anybody alive now the enormous consequences of every single seat in the House and every single seat in the Senate.

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Sep 23, 2000

You have to decide if you want more sensible things—to keep guns out of the hands of kids and criminals.

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