Address at the Boston campus of the University of Massachusetts; as quoted by Allison Mitchell, “Clinton Urges Campaign Against Youth Crime”, The New York Times, (February 20, 1997), Section B, Page 9

We know we’ve got about six years to turn this juvenile crime thing around. And my successors will not be giving speeches about the wonderful opportunities of the global economy; they’ll be trying to keep body and soul together for people on the streets of these cities.

— Bill Clinton

What It Means

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Bill Clinton

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.