America cannot and must not be the world’s policeman. We cannot stop all war for all time. But we can stop some wars. We cannot save all women and all children. But we can save many of them. We can’t do everything. But we must do what we can do. There are times and places where our leadership can mean the difference between peace and war.

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (b. 1946) American politician, US President (1993-2001)

Television broadcast (27 Nov 1995)

Speech to rally public support behind stationing troops in Bosnia.