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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

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.

William J. Clinton
Opportunity, Race, Doors
Clinton, William J. (1996). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1995”, p.1108, Best Books on

Now, people ask me all the time how we got four surplus budgets in a row. What new ideas did we bring to Washington? I always give a one-word answer: Arithmetic.

William J. Clinton
Ideas, People, Giving
William J. "Bill" Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention, www.nytimes.com. September 5, 2012.

Undeniably, character does count for our citizens, out communities, and our Nation, and this week we celebrate the importance of character in our individual lives... core ethical values of trustworthiness, fairness, responsibility, caring, respect, and citizenship form the foundation of our democracy, our economy, and our society... Instilling sound character in our children is essential to maintaining the strength of our Nation into the 21st century.

William J. Clinton
Children, Responsibility, Character

One of the things that all kids are taught by their parents is this old "sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me."

William J. Clinton
Hurt, Kids, Parent
Clinton, William J. (2000). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1999”, p.594, Best Books on

I figured if I could get really good people who were going to be able to have a big impact in the world over the next decade to come together once a year for ten years and actually sign a pledge to take action themselves, if we did that every year for ten years we could do a lot of good in the world. That's the difference between my meeting and any other. If you don't want to promise to do something, don't come to my meeting, stay home.

William J. Clinton
Home, Years, Differences
Source: www.foxnews.com

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.

William J. Clinton
Two, People, And Love

Americans long to be united. After 9/11, we all just wanted to be one nation. Not a single American on September the 12, 2001, cared who won the next presidential election.

William J. Clinton
Long, Presidential, September 11
"Clinton: Time again to choose a more perfect union". William J. Clinton's speech to the Democratic National Convention, edition.cnn.com. July 27, 2004.

Supporters of capital punishment bear a special responsibility to ensure the fairness of this irreversible punishment.

William J. Clinton
Responsibility, Punishment, Special
Clinton, William J. (2000). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 2000-2001”, p.2652, Best Books on

NASA even sent Chuck Berry's music on a space probe searching for intelligent life in outer space. Well, now, if they're out there, they're duck walking

William J. Clinton
Intelligent, Ducks, Space

If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the government's ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those guarantees.

William J. Clinton
War, Government, People

Our relationship would never vary from its allegiance to the shared values, the shared religious heritage, the shared democratic politics which have made the relationship between the United States and Israel a special-even on occasion a wonderful-relationship ... The United States admires Israel for all that it has overcome and for all that it has accomplished. We are proud of the strong bond we have forged with Israel, based on our shared values and ideals. That unique relationship will endure just as Israel has endured.

William J. Clinton
Religious, Strong, Unique

Shakespeare wrote, Einstein thought, Ataturk built.

William J. Clinton
Ataturk, Built

I think it's crazy for us to play games with our children's future. We know what's happening to the climate, we have a highly predictable set of consequences if we continue to pour greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

William J. Clinton
Children, Crazy, Thinking

Our mission in this new century is clear. For good or ill, we live in an interdependent world. We can't escape each other. Therefore, we have to spend our lives building a global community of shared responsibilities, shared values, shared benefits.

William J. Clinton
Responsibility, Community, Benefits

Sometimes I think the environment in which we operate is entirely too secular. The fact that we have freedom of religion doesn't mean we need to try to have freedom from religion

William J. Clinton
Christian, Religious, Freedom
William J. Clinton “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, William J. Clinton, 1993, Bk. 2, August 1 to December 31, 1993”, Government Printing Office

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
Education, Creativity, Responsibility
Clinton, William J. (1995). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1994”, p.1503, Best Books on

A great democracy doesn't make it harder to vote than to buy an assault weapon.

William J. Clinton
Assault Weapons, Democracy, Vote
"Bill Clinton: 'A Great Democracy Doesn’t Make It Harder To Vote Than To Buy An Assault Weapon'", www.huffingtonpost.com. August 28, 2013.

Though I often disagree with Republicans, I never learned to hate them the way the far right that now controls their party seems to hate our president [Barack Obama] and a lot of other Democrats.

William J. Clinton
Hate, Party, President
William J. "Bill" Clinton's speech at the Democratic National Convention, www.nytimes.com. September 5, 2012.

I hate that man Obama more than any man I've ever met, more than any man who ever lived.

William J. Clinton
Hate, Men, I Hate

The simple fact is that we must not-and we will not-surrender our borders to those who wish to exploit our history of compassion and justice.

William J. Clinton
Simple, Compassion, Justice
Clinton, William J. (1994). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1993”, p.1194, Best Books on

You don't have to wait till your party's in power to have an impact on life at home and around the world.

William J. Clinton
Party, Home, Impact

We are here to celebrate the completion of the first survey of the entire human genome. Without a doubt, this is the most important, most wondrous map ever produced by human kind.

William J. Clinton
Doubt, Important, Maps

I spent a lot of time when I was president, trying to end wars, prevent killing, and promote understanding. What I have seen is that peace works better than conflict, and one of the best manifestations of it is in travel and tourism.

William J. Clinton
Travel, War, Understanding

We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans.

William J. Clinton
Gun, Rights, Government
Clinton, William J. (1994). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1993”, p.223, Best Books on

We are a nation of immigrants. But we are also a nation of laws. It is wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit the kind of abuse of our immigration laws we have seen in recent years, and we must do more to stop it.

William J. Clinton
Self, Years, Law
State of the Union Address, millercenter.org. January 24, 1995.