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 23, 2000

I say that, first, to ask the Congress, if they want to go home and campaign, to take the anti-environmental riders off the bills.

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Sep 23, 2000

The work we have done on conservation is among the things I'm most proud of as President.

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Sep 23, 2000

When I ran for President in 1992, only my mother thought I could win.

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Sep 23, 2000

I believe that the Vice President and Joe Lieberman will be elected, and they should be, because they have a better plan and they've got a better record and they've got a better direction.

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Sep 23, 2000

We actually have a chance, because of our economic prosperity and because crime is down.

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Sep 23, 2000

But we have to make a decision that we're going to make education a priority.

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Sep 23, 2000

I think everybody counts; everybody ought to have a chance; and we all do better when we help each other.

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Sep 23, 2000

The main issue here in this election season is, what do people believe this election is about anyway?

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Sep 22, 2000

We believe that everyone deserves a chance, that everyone counts, and that we all do better when we help each other.

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Sep 22, 2000

Carl Rowan served two Presidents and represented the United States abroad.

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Sep 22, 2000

One of my greatest regrets is that the United States is—we have never succeeded in winning a big debate about what our responsibilities are in the rest of the world and how fulfilling them helps us.

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Sep 22, 2000

I think this is a prudent thing to do to increase stocks for the winter and to try to make sure it has a moderating effect on prices.

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Sep 22, 2000

Every one of you, every day, comes in contact with tons of people who have never been to one of these events, who never will go, don't know anybody in public life, but on election day they will go vote.

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Sep 22, 2000

We cannot achieve energy security by endangering the environment, denying critical funding, or delaying vital action.

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Sep 22, 2000

Every week, people there get an E-mail from a guy with Lou Gehrig's disease in North Carolina who is a friend of mine.

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Sep 22, 2000

We must begin this new century by abandoning the stale debate from the last one about whether it's better to strengthen gun laws or enforce existing ones.

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Sep 22, 2000

He was, without a doubt, one of our Nation's most eloquent voices for human rights and racial justice.

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