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PresidentBillClinton:
Goodafternoon.
Asanyoneclosetomeknows,formonthsIhavebeengrapplingwithhowbesttoreconcilemyselftotheAmericanpeople,toacknowledgemyownwrongdoingandstilltomaintainmyfocusontheworkofthepresidency.
Othersarepresentingmydefenseonthefacts,thelawandtheConstitution.NothingIcansaynowcanaddtothat.
WhatIwanttheAmericanpeopletoknow,whatIwanttheCongresstoknowisthatIamprofoundlysorryforallIhavedonewronginwordsanddeeds.
Inevershouldhavemisledthecountry,theCongress,myfriendsormyfamily.Quitesimply,Igaveintomyshame.Ihavebeencondemnedbymyaccuserswithharshwords.
Andwhileit''''shardtohearyourselfcalleddeceitfulandmanipulative,IrememberBenFranklin''''sadmonitionthatourcriticsareourfriends,fortheydoshowusourfaults.世界秘書網(wǎng)版權(quán)所有
MerewordscannotfullyexpresstheprofoundremorseIfeelforwhatourcountryisgoingthroughandforwhatmembersofbothpartiesinCongressarenowforcedtodealwith.ThesepastmonthshavebeenatorturousprocessofcomingtotermswithwhatIdid.Iunderstandthataccountabilitydemandsconsequences,andI''''mpreparedtoacceptthem.
PainfulasthecondemnationoftheCongresswouldbe,itwouldpaleincomparisontotheconsequencesofthepainIhavecausedmyfamily.Thereisnogreateragony.
Likeanyonewhohonestlyfacestheshameofwrongfulconduct,IwouldgiveanythingtogobackandundowhatIdid.
ButoneofthepainfultruthsIhavetolivewithistherealitythatthatissimplynotpossible.Anoldanddearfriendofminerecentlysentmethewisdomofapoetwhowrote,"Themovingfingerwritesandhavingwrit,moveson.Norallyourpietynorwitshalllureitbacktocancelhalfaline.Norallyourtearswashoutawordofit.''''''''
Sonothing,notpiety,nortears,norwit,nortormentcanalterwhatIhavedone.Imustmakemypeacewiththat.
ImustalsobeatpeacewiththefactthatthepublicconsequencesofmyactionsareinthehandsoftheAmericanpeopleandtheirrepresentativesintheCongress.
Shouldtheydeterminethatmyerrorsofwordanddeedrequiretheirrebukeandcensure,Iamreadytoacceptthat.
Meanwhile,IwillcontinuetodoallIcantoreclaimthetrustoftheAmericanpeopleandtoservethemwell.
Wemustallreturntothework,thevitalwork,ofstrengtheningournationforthenewcentury.Ourcountryhaswonderfulopportunitiesanddauntingchallengesahead.IintendtoseizethoseopportunitiesandmeetthosechallengeswithalltheenergyandabilityandstrengthGodhasgivenme.
ThatissimplyallIcando--theworkoftheAmericanpeople.
Thankyouverymuch.世界秘書網(wǎng)版權(quán)所有
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