"When our vital interests are challenged, or the will and conscience of the international community defied, we will act with peaceful diplomacy whenever possible, with force when necessary."—President Clinton, 1993 Inaugural Address In this quote, President Clinton uses specific facts to convince Americans to support war when necessary appeals to Americans' sense of duty to convince them to support a war reveals his value for finding peaceful resolutions to problems over war states that spending more money on trade makes war unnecessary