William J. Clinton Example Quotations

In the whole history of this country, we have probably won more friends from the power of our example than from the power of our military.

What happened to us in September, 2001, is a microcosmic but painful and powerful example of the fact we live in an inter-dependent world that is not yet an integrated global community.

As we have throughout this century, we will lead with the power of our example, but be prepared, when necessary, to make an example of our power.

from Bill Clinton speech- People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power...

There is no example on the planet of a successful economy with broadly shared prosperity and a shrinking, weak government.

Edgar Wayburn has worked to preserve the most breath-taking examples of the American landscape. In fact, over the course of more than a half-century, both as President of the Sierra Club and as a private citizen, he has saved more of our wilderness than any person alive.

We are very frustrated because we have a Supreme Court that seems determined to say that the wealthier have more right to free speech than the rest of us. For example, they say you couldn't stop me from spending all the money I've saved over the last five years on Hillary's campaign if I wanted to, even though it would clearly violate the spirit of campaign finance reform.

The best example of all, to me, that our problems are both personal and cultural and political and social is the whole condition of the middle class economically.