| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 12675 |
| QUOTATION: | [The health plan was] constructed to be deconstructed. [Instead,] it was described as an ultimatum by our opponents and therefore used to undermine the process of reaching agreement. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947), U.S. lawyer, First Lady of the United States. New York Times, p. A12 (October 2, 1994).
On the defeat of the health care bill. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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