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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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