"Sometimes there is a difference in what is legal and what ought to be done."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States, March 1997
"I asked him to do it because he was the only person that I could trust to read all 150,000 pages in the Code of Federal Regulations."
-- Bill Clinton, on asking Vice President Al Gore to tackle federal regulatory reform
"The road to tyranny, we must never forget, begins with the destruction of the truth"
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States
"That depends on what your definition of "is" is."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States during his 1998 grand jury testimony on the Monica Lewinsky affair
"I have never had sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky. I've never had an affair with her."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States, sworn deposition, 17 January 1998
"I may not have been the greatest president, but I've had the most fun eight years."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States
"The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it; between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past; between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States
"Because we're acting today, it is less likely that we will face these dangers in the future..."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States, December 16, 1998
"The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States, 1998
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States
"The hard fact is that so long as Saddam remains in power, he threatens the well-being of his people, the peace of his region, and the security of the world."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States
"The best way to end that threat once and for all is with a new Iraqi government - a government ready to live in peace with its neighbors, a government that respects the rights of its people. Bringing change in Baghdad will take time and effort. We will strengthen our engagement with the full range of Iraqi opposition forces and work with them effectively and prudently..."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States
"Heavy as they are, the costs of action must be weighed against the price of inaction. If Saddam defies the world and we fail to respond, we will face a far greater threat in the future. Saddam will strike again at his neighbors. He will make war on his own people."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States
"And mark my words, he will develop weapons of mass destruction. He will deploy them, and he will use them."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States speaking about Saddam Hussein
"Earlier today, I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors..."
-- Bill Clinton, President of the United States, December 16, 1998
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