Bill Clinton

Today we celebrate the mystery of American renewal.

Let us begin anew with energy and hope, with faith and discipline.

The American people have summoned the change we celebrate today.

Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal.

We must meet challenges abroad as well as at home.

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man.

The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it; between those who…

Our greatest strength is the power of our ideas, which are still new in many lands.

America must continue to lead the world we did so much to make.

Let us all take more responsibility, not only for ourselves and our families but for our communities and our country.

It is time to break the bad habit of expecting something for nothing from our Government or from each other.

Every year from now on, we are going to have more registered voters and more people voting. We are going to make the system work.

When Lloyd Bentsen agreed to serve as Secretary of the Treasury, it is safe to say I succeeded.

Today, I have asked you here to announce the first members of our economic team.

I think that if you go back to the campaign structure that we tried to provide, which really did defy past organizations because it was less hierarchical and more teamwork oriented, that’s what I expect to provide here.

I think it should be reenacted. And I will support that.

The Treasury will still be the place where the President's economic views are spoken for after the President does it.

I’m going to work my heart out with these people to construct a strong, long-term plan for economic growth, for jobs, for incomes, and to reduce our national debt.

Leon Panetta brought a unique combination of strong leadership and superb technical skills.

We need to know more about it than we now know.

Our nation faces two deficits, a budget deficit and an investment deficit.

Bob Rubin has enjoyed a brilliant career at his firm, and has throughout manifested concern for the welfare of all Americans.

I am going to move forward on that.

If I catch anybody using the State Department like that when I'm President, you won't have to wait till after the election to see them gone.

My concern here is to do it in a way that is most appropriate for the management of the whole national security and military interests of the country.