Bill Clinton Quotes
When I was in England I experimented with marijuana a time or two—and didn't like it—and didn't inhale and never tried it again
This quotation brought him much ridicule. See {585947}. Clinton was of the swing era where there were very negative public views about the morality of using illicit drugs and the character of those who might have used it. So Clinton felt constrained to emphasize that it was only marijuana, the most popular and benign of the illicit drugs, and to emphasize the fact that he did not enjoy it. His successor, however George W. Bush, had been an alcoholic and a heavy cocaine user, but learning from the Clinton error, would never comment about it other than to say that it was wrong and he urged all to avoid drugs.
William Clinton, 42nd President of the United States (Democrat, AR), Television interview, March 1992
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The inhale word was made famous in this context in the William Clinton quotation: {585948}.
Despite all the scientific knowledge, Anslinger and his bureau constantly lied about the dangers of marijuana—even to physicians most of whom knew better. It was so blatant that most of the American public discounted anything the Bureau said and even discounted what government health agencies told the public. So the actual problems associated with marijuana found a jaded, suspicious public. It took years to overcome the Anslinger hyperbole. See {593333} and {593334}.
It is not clear that Wright actually used these words of the first title or the editors created it. The substance is his and the second line is definitely his. At the time, the average American mistakenly thought that China had a much higher consumption rate.
- Born: August 19, 1946
- Nationality: American
- Profession: 42nd American President
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Clinton was previously Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 1983 to 1992, and the Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979. Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe III – he changed to his stepfather's name at age 15.
