Hillary Clinton Quotes

“I have gone from a Barry Goldwater Republican to a New Democrat, but I think my underlying values have remained pretty constant; individual responsibility and community. I do not see those as being mutually inconsistent.” Link.

“Torture violates the fundamental rule of law and the institutions of justice, it does not bear reliable fruit in intelligence gathering, and it undermines our moral strength in a conflict that cannot be won solely with military might. It should never be the policy of the United States to torture.” Link.

“The costs of a middle class life, education, healthcare, transportation, retirement are all increasing. It's the first time since we've been keeping records that we've had four years of rising productivity and falling wages.

Our essential bargains with the middle class is breaking down. People who work hard and contribute should feel that they're not just running in place, that they and their children can get ahead.

We should not in a globalized world face a choice between profits and pensions. Now, I understand that the world has changed and what used to work 50 years ago doesn't work today.

But that's why we need to rethink our industrial age bargain and come up with a new one that really keeps faith with the American middle class.” Link.

“At the end of the day, the Iraqis are responsible for Iraq's future. And if we have learned anything these past four years, it's that we cannot successfully police a civil war. Therefore, keeping our troops in the crossfire of sectarian violence is not the answer. Bringing them home swiftly and responsibly is.” Link.

“When science is politicized, when the truth is subjugated by ideology, it's worse than wrong -- it's dangerous. Ending the war on science and once again valuing the ever-skeptical but always hopeful scientific enterprise is about more than our economy. It's about more than our security. It is about our democracy.” Link.

“We can talk all we want about freedom and opportunity, about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, but what does all that mean to a mother or father who can't take a sick child to the doctor? To someone who can't take the job of his dreams because it doesn't offer health care? To a family filing for bankruptcy or losing their home because their medical bills were just too high?” Link.

“At the Department of Defense, I will take steps to ensure that abuses like those that took place at Abu Ghraib never take place again, and I will hold accountable anyone who has violated the law.” Link.

“Finally it comes down to whether we can win the war on terror, not just the battles, and that requires we face squarely our longer-term challenge of putting the US on the side of dignity and progress and making it clear we do oppose tyranny and violations of human rights. And in that fight, our only realistic weapons are our values and ideals.” Link.

“Now I'm hoping that we're getting to a point where the quality of our health care is not a partisan issue. Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, a liberal or a conservative, none of us wants to rush our child to an emergency room only to receive the wrong treatment. None of us wants to bring our spouse in for surgery only to see them next in the ICU with a preventable infection. None of us wants our loved one cared for by nurses who are juggling too many patients and too many medications with too little support.” Link.

“No government can love a child, and no policy can substitute for a family's care. But at the same time, government can either support or undermine families as they cope with moral, social and economic stresses of caring for children. Link.”