He was truly an American original … I never knew anybody quite like him … he was uncommonly kind to me and to Hillary. I always came away … with the impression that he was a great patriot and a truly fine human being.

— Bill Clinton on Barry Goldwater

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He was truly an American original … I never knew anybody quite like him … he was uncommonly kind to me and to Hillary. I always came away … with the impression that he was a great patriot and a truly fine human being." in the context of "Bill Clinton, as quoted in "Goldwater Called 'Great Patriot'" at CBS News (29 May 1998)" 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.