Bill Clinton: “Yes, but a lot of it is you have to do it yourself, and we have to help you fight against it because--and you see this…”

“Yes, but a lot of it is you have to do it yourself, and we have to help you fight against it because--and you see this everywhere. Again, a lot of former socialist states convert to democratic states and privatize property, but when we privatize--when we have private property in America, we also have strong economic institutions to preserve the integrity of the economy, to keep dishonesty out. We have strong, sophisticated law enforcement institutions, and even we still have problems. Everybody has problems. So, I think you should--you shouldn't feel that there's something wrong with your country because this vulnerability is everywhere. And we have to--we will help you--we have to help you fight corruption. But you shouldn't feel that there's something really badly wrong with you; you should just fight it. And one of the most important things is a free press. Keep in mind, in any society, most people are honest. In every society on Earth, most people are honest. And in most societies, the people who do turn to crime don't do it unless they have--they feel like they have no other choice. That is, in any society, there are only a small percentage of people who deliberately decide to make money illegally. But this is a worldwide problem we face, this corruption problem now. And if you will fight it, we will help you. And the press has got to be a major part of the battle. Thank you.”