Bill Clinton: “No, we can't afford pessimism. I mean, after all, if you just look at the whole sweep of events in the last 3 years or…”

“No, we can't afford pessimism. I mean, after all, if you just look at the whole sweep of events in the last 3 years or so and compare that to the previous 25 years, I still think that things are moving right along here. We're in a rough patch, but if we just keep at it, I think it will come out all right. Prime Minister Bruton. Exactly.”