Hilary Clinton Quotes
32 Hilary Clinton quotes:
"To me it's a failure every time we keep a child in foster care for that child's entire life. You know, there should be a decision made to either re-unite a child by helping a family get back on its feet and take care of its children or we should remove the child and try to find a good loving home with the foster care system but much more importantly, trying to find a permanent home,"
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"out of sight, out of mind."
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"Many of you are well enough off that the tax cuts may have helped you. We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
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"Heavens, no! It could get subpoenaed. I can't write anything."
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"I'm not going to answer your trick questions, ... You have made this the most important issue in America."
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"The Roe v. Wade issue is a big issue, because Justice (Clarence) Thomas said he'd never even discussed it with anybody, and then, like the minute he got on the court, he made it clear that he wanted to repeal it, ... This Week."
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"the Palestinians and Israelis stand at a crossroads, ready to make hard decisions to achieve a just and lasting peace."
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"Putting Mary Gall in charge of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is like hiring a lifeguard who doesn't like to swim, ... She has consistently demonstrated a preference for the interests of manufacturers over the well-being of children and consumers ... even when the number of deaths continues to rise."
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"Because we made real progress and because in 1998, we said here's our future agenda -- save Social security, keep the economy going, pass a Patients' Bill of Rights, continue to invest in our children's education -- the public responded and we moved closer to being a majority in that historic election in 1998,"
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"It is still very much alive, standing proudly, ... Because it is three centuries old, it is our last living link to President Lincoln."
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"We must stop thinking of the individual and start thinking about what is best for society."
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"I am concerned, frankly, about the size and last-minute nature of this year's congressional spending spree, where they seem to be loading up the spending bills with special projects for special interests, but can't seem to find the time to raise the minimum wage, or pass a patients' bill of rights, or drug benefits for our seniors through Medicare, or tax cuts for long-term care, child care, or college education,"
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"Research shows the presence of women raises the standards of ethical behavior and lowers corruption."
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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
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"Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price."
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"We cannot cede sovereignty over critical infrastructure like our ports. This is a job that America has to do."
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"We need to make headway on strengthening Medicare, providing needed resources to teaching hospitals, rural hospitals, home health agencies and other providers and not just HMOs,"
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"It is necessary that the Silverstein organization be granted the $3.5 billion in Liberty Bond financing requested so that these efforts may continue without delay."
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"The candidates we have in this campaign are... the most accomplished, in terms of public service, that we've had since 1960. One of them will be successful."
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"He is helping me. By talking about the progress and the prosperity of the last eight years, and what I would do in the Senate to build on that, and how important it is to elect Al Gore and Joe Lieberman."
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