Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clintonis an American politician who was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was previously Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, and the Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, ideologically Clinton was a New Democrat, and many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy...
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth19 August 1946
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We were in a land where there was endless profit. There was no tomorrow ... and now we're suffering a hangover from that binge.
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Why are we obligated to help other people?
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We're doing 60 Minutes because we're too old for ""Survivor"" and ""Star Search.
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You have to have a positive strategy to make more partners and fewer terrorists. Harry Truman and George Marshall took a little bit of our money to build a world that had more friends and better enemies. Foreign assistance is national security -- not charity. The Marshall Plan saw it that way and we have to do the same today.
government today
Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. We, the American people, we are the solution.
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We were especially proud of John in Arkansas,
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We stopped thinking about what the world should do for Africa and we started thinking about what we could do with Africans.
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We have had the most unbelievable relationship over a very long period of time.
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With more than one million people on treatment in developing countries, we face a growing challenge to keep costs affordable as we reach out to millions more in need.
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. . . the purpose of government is to reign in the rights of the people.
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When you're a president, or prime minister of Canada.... your life is a constant battle between trying to pursue the agenda you (promised) to implement and trying to deal with all the incoming fire, the events of the day that you can't control,
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We're going to have to make tough choices and we're going to have to make them together.
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We can defend ourselves against Iraq. It would be quick and easy. But, it's worth waiting a little while because it's not a military threat.
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When we give what we can and give it with joy, we don't just renew the American tradition of giving, we also renew ourselves.