Work is about more than making a living, as vital as that is. It’s fundamental to human dignity, to our sense of self-worth as useful, independent, free people.
WILLIAM J. CLINTONA great democracy doesn’t make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon.
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Progress changes consciousness, and when people’s consciousness changes, then their awareness of what is possible changes as well – a virtuous circle.
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America’s greatness depends on the ability of its citizens to make the most of their lives. Americans with disabilities are an enormous, often untapped reservoir of that potential.
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Great rewards will come to those who can live together, learn together, work together, forge new ties that bind together.
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The Constitution is a radical document… it is the job of the government to rein in people’s rights.
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Any president that lies to the American people should have to resign.
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Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America.
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Over time, the more we bring China into the world, the more the world will bring freedom to China.
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Being President is a little like being the grounds-keeper at a cemetery: there’s plenty of people below you but no one’s listening.
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For 60 years, Social Security has meant more than an ID number on a tax form; more than a monthly check in the mail. It reflects our deepest values – our respect for our parents and our belief that all Americans deserve to retire with dignity.
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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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But the truth is, countries have to do what is best in each instance to pursue both their interest and their values.
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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.
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You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president.
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We find as our interdependence increases that, on the whole, we do better when other people do better as well.
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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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One of the things that I think we have learned is that we should all be very careful about making predictions about the future.
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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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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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If you want to know where I come by the passionate commitment I have to bringing people together without regard to race, it all started with my grandfather.
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If you want to live like a Republican, vote like a Democrat.
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Everybody counts, everybody deserves a chance, everybody has a responsible role to play and we all do better when we work together.
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When it comes to anything that’s social, whether it’s your family, your school, your community, your business or your country, winning is a team sport.
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We should stay on the right track to the 21st century. Opportunity alone is not enough. I want to build an America in the 21st century in which all Americans take personal responsibility for themselves, their families, their communities and their country.
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These dilemmas present perhaps the most enduring conundrum of human history: can people derive their identity primarily by positive association or does life’s meaning also require negative comparison to others?
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I believe that this country’s policies should be heavily biased in favor of nondiscrimination.
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Sarah, there’s a government inside the government, and I don’t control it.
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