When I came into office, I was determined that our country would go into the 21st century still the world's greatest force for peace and freedom, for democracy and security and prosperity. We have to promote these values just as vigorously as we did in the Cold War.

— Bill Clinton on Cold War

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "When I came into office, I was determined that our country would go into the 21st century still the world's greatest force for peace and freedom, for democracy and security and prosperity. We have to promote these values just as vigorously as we did in the Cold War." in the context of "Bill Clinton, "Remarks to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference", April 28, 1996." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III ; 19 August 1946) is an American politician and the 42nd president of the United States of America, and the husband of Hillary Rodham Clinton.