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Cooperation Will Save The Future. And America Should Lead It. Every Time Humanity Has Been In Danger Of Extinguishing Itself, Our Consciousness And Our Conscience Have Led Us To Come Together. That's The Big Issue Of The 21st Century.

-William J. Clinton

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Cooperation Will Save The

William J. Clinton

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Cooperation Will Save The Future. And America Should Lead It. Every Time Humanity Has Been In Danger Of Extinguishing Itself, Our Consciousness And Our Conscience Have Led Us To Come Together. That's The Big Issue Of The 21st Century.

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If We Want To Invest In The Prosperity Of Our Nation, We Must Invest In The Education Of Our Children So That Their Talents May Be Fully Employed.

The More Children See Of Violence, The More Numb They Are To The Deadly Consequences Of Violence. Now, Video Games Like 'mortal Kombat,' 'killer Instinct,' And 'doom,' The Very Game Played Obsessively By The Two Young Men Who Ended So Many Lives In Littleton, Make Our Children More Active Participants In Simulated Violence.

Nothing Big Ever Came From Being Small.

Health Care's Complicated, Can Be Misrepresented, It's Personal, It Can Spark Fear, It's Expensive, And The People Who Have Got The Money Want To Keep It.

We Know That Progress Is Not Inevitable. But Neither Was Victory Upon These Beaches. Now, As Then, The Inner Voice Tells Us To Stand Up And Move Forward. Now, As Then, Free People Must Choose.

India.. A Perfectly Wonderful Country, May Have Been Motivated By A Lack Of Self-esteem.

[alternative Energy] Will Make Us Less Dependent On Foreign Oil. It Would Make Us More Secure In Our Future. It Would Mean That Our Foreign Policy Could Be A Reflection Of Our Values And Our Other Interests, And Not Just That.

The Ideals That Bind Us Together Are As Old As Our Nation, But So Are The Forces That Pull Us Apart.

From The Small Clubs Of The Harlem Renaissance Where He Began Playing Saxophone To World Tours For The Biggest Of The Big Bands, Benny Carter Redefined American Jazz. From The Start, His Fellow Musicians Said The Way He Played The Sax Was Amazing. They Say That About Me, Too. (laughter.) But I Don't Think They Mean It In Quite The Same Way.

I Am In Support Of The Nra Position On Gun Control.

I Want To Make It Very Clear That This Middle-class Tax Cut, In My View, Is Central To Any Attempt We're Going To Make To Have A Short-term Economic Strategy And A Long-term Fairness Strategy, Which Is Part Of Getting This Country Going Again.

They Are Cutting Medicare

Today’s Generation Of Young People Holds More Power Than Any Generation Before It To Make A Positive Impact On The World.

The Purpose Of Affirmative Action Is To Give Our Nation A Way To Finally Address The Systemic Exclusion Of Individuals Of Talent On The Basis Of Their Gender, Or Race From Opportunities To Develop, Perform, Achieve And Contribute. Affirmative Action Is An Effort To Develop Systematic Approach To Open The Doors Of Education, Employment, And Business Development Opportunities To Qualified Individuals Who Happen To Be Members Of Groups That Have Experienced Long-standing And Persistent Discrimination.

We Simply Cannot Afford To Give The Reigns Of Government So Someone Who Will Double Down On Trickle Down

The Problem With Any Ideology Is That It Gives You The Answer Before You Examine The Evidence.

Torture Must Only Be Hypothetical Exception, Not Us Policy.

Running Helps Me Stay On An Even Keel And In An Optimistic Frame Of Mind.

I Am Opposed To Abortion And To Government Funding Of Abortions. We Should Not Spend State Funds On Abortions Because So Many People Believe Abortion Is Wrong.

If You Think The President Was Right To Open The Doors Of American Opportunity To Young Immigrants Brought Here As Children Who Want To Go To College Or Serve In The Military, You Should Vote For Barack Obama.

If You Voluntarily Quit In The Face Of Adversity, You'll Wonder About It For The Rest Of Your Life.

If One Candidate Is Appealing To Your Fears, And The Other One's Appealing To Your Hopes, You’d Better Vote For The Person Who Wants You To Think And Hope!

Character Doesn't Matter.

The Country Is Groaning And Moaning And Screaming For Change.

Just Because You Can't Do Everything, It Doesn't Mean You Shouldn't Do What You Can.

History Will Remember Nelson Mandela As A Champion For Human Dignity And Freedom, For Peace And Reconciliation.

You Don't Have To Wait Till Your Party's In Power To Have An Impact On Life At Home And Around The World.

I Never Thought Of Political Endeavors Primarily In Terms Of Power And Prestige, And I Never Thought Of Economic Endeavors Primarily In Terms Of Wealth And Position.

If We Have The Right Preventive And Primary Care, If We Start Charging For Comprehensive Care In The Chronic Cases, 10 Percent Of The Cases Take Up Two-thirds Of The Medical Expenses, And If We Do More On Problems Like Childhood Obesity, That We Can, To Use The Parlance That's Popular In Washington, Bend The Cost Curve And Eventually Reconcile This So Our Costs Will Be Closer To Our Competitors And So We Can Cover Everybody.

When Times Are Tough And People Are Frustrated And Angry And Hurting And Uncertain, The Politics Of Constant Conflict May Be Good. But What Is Good Politics Does Not Necessarily Work In The Real World. What Works In The Real World Is Cooperation.

The Light May Be Fading On The 20th Century, But The Sun Is Still Rising On America.

Without Question, Bicycling Is An Efficient, Economical And Environmentally Sound Form Of Transportation And Recreation. Bicycling Is A Great Activity For Families, Recreational Riders And Commuters. Hillary, Chelsea And I Have Bicycles.

In Addition I Had Real And Serious Questions About An Independent Counsel Investigation That Began With Private Business Dealings Twenty Years Ago

I Have Always Believed That The Decision To Have An Abortion Generally Should Be Between A Woman, Her Doctor, Her Conscience, And Her God.

And I'd Like To Say To The Senate, I Hope You Will Say Yes To A Stronger American Democracy In The Year 2000.

True Excellence Requires A Worthy Dream, A Good Idea Of How To Realize It And The Courage To Risk Failure To Achieve It.

Nearly Every Problem Has Been Solved By Someone, Somewhere. The Challenge Of The 21st Century Is To Find Out What Works And Scale It Up.

We Have To Change The Whole Job Structure Of America. We Have Got To Basically Reorient Our Economy Toward The Future.

A Parent May Be Without A Job, But No Child Should Be Without A Doctor.

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