Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clintonis an American politician who was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was previously Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, and the Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, ideologically Clinton was a New Democrat, and many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy...
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth19 August 1946
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These people are fighting for their lives and they are fighting for the lives of their children and they are trying to get their act together, ... It would be unconscionable if we don't do something to help.
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Nothing we do can be an adequate response to the agony that we have seen, the suffering of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
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If people can't let go to the hatred of their enemies, they risk sowing the seeds of hate among themselves.
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If we want to keep crime coming down, we need to instill trust in our criminal justice system.
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If we want the world to embody our shared values, then we must assume a shared responsibility.
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If you are white, you most likely believe the system is fair. If you belong to a minority group, you most likely feel the opposite.
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If you believe in a security strategy -- a strategy of more friends and fewer enemies, a strategy of greater cooperation and a strategy of keeping America better at home as we grow more diverse -- we have to build the minds and hearts to build this kind of world.
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If you live in a country where you're never required to take responsibility for yourself, where you never even have to ask whether there's something you should be doing to solve your own problems, then people are kept in a kind of a permanent state o
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If you look at what we did in our library -- we reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 34 percent, we reduced our electric bill by 34 percent, with more efficient lighting, more efficient heating, all kinds of conservation measures. We have over 300 solar panels which were made in America. So instead of sending money to Saudi Arabia or someplace else for oil we sent the money to an American manufacturing company to hire Americans to make solar panels. So it is good business.
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In the years ahead, America may have presidents who do this job better than I have, but I really doubt we'll ever have another one who enjoyed it more.
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In the last energy bill they finally gave a 25 percent tax credit for the purchase of new solar equipment and other clean energy equipment. I tried for three years to pass that as president and could not do so. So I am thrilled that it passed. This will mean that a lot of these products are now far more cost effective and will off a lot sooner than they would before.
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Instilling sound character in our children is essential to maintaining the strength of our nation into the 21st century.
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In our interdependent world, we have to suffer the sorrows of each other.
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In our shock and grief one thing must remain clear, hate and prejudice are not American values. The public outrage in Laramie and all across America today echoes what we heard at the White House Conference on Hate Crimes last year -- there is something we can do about this, Congress needs to pass our tough Hate Crimes Legislation. It can do so even before it adjourns and it should do so.