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Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.

William J. Clinton

Globalisation is not something that we can hold off or turn off. It is the economic equivalent of a force of nature, like wind or water.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON

Economic Water Wind
In our hearts and in our laws, we must treat all our people with fairness and dignity, regardless of their race, religion, gender or sexual orientation. . . .
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Orientation Race People Religion Sexual
In addition I had real and serious questions about an independent counsel investigation that began with private business dealings twenty years ago
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Humorous Investigation Real Stupid
On Bill Clinton: I have a simple question: Who’s the last President to give you a balanced budget?
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Giving President Simple
The first thing you ought to do when you find yourself in a hole is quit digging. . . . Instead they are looking for a bigger shovel.
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Digging Finding Firsts Yourself
I regret to say that my hand did, in fact, have an improper relationship with Chelsea Clinton. The incident represents a profound lapse of judgment for which my hand takes sole responsibility.
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Hands Regret Responsibility
Nearly everyone will lie to you, given the right circumstances.
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Humorous Lying Stupid
By the end of the first month of the 1995 session, each senator will have made more money than any person who works 40 hours a week at minimum wage for the entire year.
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Country Education Math People Years
Success is not the measure of a man but a triumph over those who choose to hold him back.
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Congratulations Men Success
I want American Dream growth – lots of new businesses, well-paying jobs, and American leadership in new industries, like clean energy and biotechnology.
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Dream Growth Jobs
There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who have seen the Taj Mahal and love it and those who have not seen the Taj and love it.
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Kind Love People Two World
I am in support of the NRA position on gun control.
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Control Gun Position Support
There is nothing more precious to a parent than a child, and nothing more important to our future than the safety of all our children.
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Children Future Safety
Character doesn’t matter.
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Character Humorous Stupid
He was a martyr of peace but was the victim of hate. If people can’t let go of the hatred of their enemies they risk sowing the seeds of hate among themselves.
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Go Hate Letting Peace
We don’t need a constitutional amendment for kids to pray.
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Atheism Kids Needs
Keep your eyes on the prize and don’t turn back.
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Eye Rewards Turns
Frankly, I’m fed up with politicians in Washington lecturing the rest of us about family values. Our families have values. But our government doesn’t.
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Family Government Politician
Sarah, there’s a government inside the government, and I don’t control it.
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Control Government Historical Inside
If we disagree and I think I’m right, I just go ahead and do what I think is right. And then she tells me, ‘I told you so.’
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Political Politics Thinking
We have a unique opportunity to unite America, urban and rural, coastal and midwestern, red and blue, under the banner of a truly unifying national effort. We can start right now.
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Blue Opportunity Unique
Technology really has turned out to be a wonderful thing. . . . So Americans really are tuning in in positive ways on the Internet.
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Technology Tuning Way
When people are feeling insecure, they’d rather have someone who is strong and wrong rather than somebody who is weak and right.
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Country Insecure People Strong
We have a moral obligation to make sure the people who are being required to work have the opportunity to work. We must make sure the jobs are there.
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Jobs Opportunity People
We should pass a flex time law that allows employees to take their overtime pay in money or in time off, depending on what’s better for their family.
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Better Law Pay Speech
Education no longer stops on graduation day. We must demand excellence at every level of education.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON

Demand Excellence Levels
Forget what you may have heard about a digital divide or worries that the world is splintering into ‘info haves’ and ‘info have-nots.’ The fact is, technology fosters equality, and it’s often the relatively cheap and mundane devices that do the most good.
WILLIAM J. CLINTON

Digital Technology Worry

Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens.

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