KAKISTOCRACY (noun) — Government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.
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A searchable collection of documented public statements from people covered by the Kakistocracy Files.

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108 quotes from Hillary Clinton
“The history of women has been a history of silence.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 5, 1995
Fourth World Conference on Women
“That makes me smart.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 26, 2016   •   Donald Trump's response, not Clinton's. INCLUDED ONLY FOR CONTEXT — DO NOT IMPORT AS A CLINTON QUOTE.
Presidential debate
“Being LGBT does not make you less human.”
— Hillary Clinton
December 6, 2011
U.S. Department of State
“This is a new era for America.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 22, 2009   •   Clinton's first remarks to State Department employees as Secretary of State.
U.S. Department of State
“Gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.”
— Hillary Clinton
December 6, 2011   •   Clinton speaking on LGBT rights in Geneva.
U.S. Department of State
“What difference, at this point, does it make?”
— Hillary Clinton
January 23, 2013   •   Said during Benghazi testimony while arguing that determining the precise origin of initial talking points was less important than finding the attackers and preventing another attack.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
“Life is too short, time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on what might have been.”
— Hillary Clinton
June 7, 2008
Campaign concession speech
“The racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic—you name it.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 9, 2016   •   Clinton explaining what she meant by the "basket of deplorables."
LGBT for Hillary fundraiser
“I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas.”
— Hillary Clinton
March 1, 1992   •   Clinton discussing her professional career during Bill Clinton's presidential campaign.
Campaign remarks
“Don't let anyone tell you that our country is weak.”
— Hillary Clinton
July 28, 2016
Democratic National Convention
“I'm sitting here because I love him.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 26, 1992   •   Clinton discussing her marriage during a joint interview with Bill Clinton.
60 Minutes
“I fully complied with every rule that I was governed by.”
— Hillary Clinton
March 10, 2015   •   Clinton's assertion concerning her email practices. The handling of her emails was subsequently investigated by the State Department and FBI.
United Nations press conference
“Discrimination, violence, and inequality still loom large in many countries.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 11, 2012
U.S. Department of State
“I have both a public and a private position.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Remark from a paid speech later published through hacked campaign emails. Clinton was discussing political negotiations and invoked the movie Lincoln as an example.
Goldman Sachs speech / leaked transcript
“Donald Trump is going to be our president.”
— Hillary Clinton
November 9, 2016
Concession speech
“Discriminatory laws [are being] repealed.”
— Hillary Clinton
June 8, 2012
U.S. Department of State
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
— Hillary Clinton
June 8, 2012   •   Clinton discussing LGBT rights.
U.S. Department of State
“I'm not running because I'm a woman.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Clinton discussing her presidential candidacy.
Campaign remarks
“Please never stop believing that fighting for what's right is worth it.”
— Hillary Clinton
November 9, 2016
Concession speech