When we got organized as a country, [and] wrote a fairly radical Constitution, with a radical Bill of Rights, giving radical amounts of freedom to Americans, it was assumed that Americans who had that freedom would use it responsibly...When personal freedom is being abused, you have to move to limit it.
William J. ClintonToday’s generation of young people holds more power than any generation before it to make a positive impact on the world.
William J. ClintonI personally don't believe we ought to be raising taxes or cutting spending, either one, until we get this economy off the ground. I'll pay more, but it won't solve the problem.
William J. ClintonBeing President is a little like being the grounds-keeper at a cemetery: there's plenty of people below you but no one's listening.
William J. ClintonWe need a spirit of community, a sense that we are all in this together. If we have no sense of community, the American dream will wither.
William J. ClintonI did attempt to find out if there were any secret government documents that revealed things. If there were, they were concealed from me too. And if there were, well I wouldn't be the first American president that underlings have lied to, or that career bureaucrats have waited out. But there may be some career person sitting around somewhere, hiding these dark secrets, even from elected presidents. But if so, they successfully eluded me...and I'm almost embarrassed to tell you I did (chuckling) try to find out.
William J. Clinton