What did you do with the time and talents i gave you? God's question...
— Living History
Hillary Rodham Clinton is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat who rose to national fame as First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001, during the presidency of her husband, Bill Clinton. She later served as a senator from New York and as Secretary of State under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2016 presidential election, which she lost to Donald Trump.
Born and raised in Chicago, she graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 and from Yale Law School in 1973. After working as a congressional legal counsel she moved to Arkansas and married Bill Clinton in 1975. In 1977 she co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and two years later she became the first woman partner at Little Rock's Rose Law Firm. Living History is her most quoted work in our library.
Born and raised in Chicago, she graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 and from Yale Law School in 1973. After working as a congressional legal counsel she moved to Arkansas and married Bill Clinton in 1975. In 1977 she co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and two years later she became the first woman partner at Little Rock's Rose Law Firm. Living History is her most quoted work in our library.
Most quoted works
- Living History 2
One reason I continue to oppose efforts to criminalize abortion is that I do not believe any government should have the power to dictate, through law or police action, a woman's most personal decisions.""I consider that a slippery slope to state control of reproduction, and I'd witnessed the consequences of such control in China and Communist Romania.
— Living History
I believe that the rights of women and girls is the unfinished business of the 21st century.
It is often when night looks darkest, it is often before the fever breaks that one senses the gathering momentum for change, when one feels that resurrection of hope in the midst of despair and apathy.
The worst thing that can happen in a democracy - as well as in an individual's life - is to become cynical about the future and lose hope.
I, for one, respect those who believe with all their hearts and conscience that there are no circumstances under which any abortion should ever be available.
With respect to Iraq, I did favour the continuity of American forces to work with the new Maliki government. They had enormous needs for intelligence, for training on everything from airplanes to more sophisticated ground equipment and the like.
I respect the Congress's oversight responsibility.
You don't walk away if you love someone. You help the person.
In the aftermath of September 11, and as the 9/11 Commission report so aptly demonstrates, it is clear that our intelligence system is not working the way that it should.