“Bill Clinton always found himself trying to redeem and rescue his family,” historian William Chafe remarked … “Part of doing that is to… put yourself in the position of rescuing not just your family, but everybody, including yourself, by doing good“

Source:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/clinton-bill/

This quote came after a discussion about alcoholism among his parents (his father in particular).