HIGHLIGHTS FROM HILLARY CLINTON’S SPEECH IN SILICON VALLEY

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BACKGROUND: Hillary Clinton gave a speech on Tuesday, February 24th to the tech community in Silicon Valley where she laid out her vision for the future and discussed some of the most pressing issues facing America and the world today. Here are some highlights from the speech, in Hillary’s own words:

The Economy:

“We have to restore economic growth with rising wages for the vast majority of Americans, and we have to restore trust and cooperation within our political system so that we can act like the great country we are.”

“If we want to find our balance again, we have to figure out how to make this new economy work for everyone… We can’t do it without really empathizing and understanding what our neighbors are going through. But I think we can help more families find a way forward, find their footing in the middle class, find a way to see rising wages and rising hopes. I think it’s within our grasp, but I know it’s not inevitable. Our economic success is not a birthright, it can’t be inherited, it has to be earned by each generation, just like it was earned by those who came before us.”

“Now, it can be easy to get discouraged sometimes if you look only at the headlines, but if you look at the trend lines you can see there is a movement stirring across our nation. It is about putting families first. It is about creating a 21stcentury economy for 21st century families.”

Women’s Equality:

“Inclusivity is more than a buzzword or a box to check. It is a recipe for success in the 21st century.”

“In so many ways our economy seems to be operating like it’s still 1955. And that’s not just a problem for working women. It’s a problem for everyone. Just think about all he hard-working families that depend on two incomes to make ends meet. When one is short-changed, the entire family suffers.”

“We all cheered at Patricia Arquette’s speech at the Oscars. Because she’s right: it’s time to have wage equality once and for all.”

“This great unfinished business of the 21st Century really is moving toward the full participation of girls in every aspect of society all over the world. That is a goal that has inspired me from the time I was an advocate for children and families through today and which I took with me into the State Department.”

“Now the bottom line from all the data and all the stories is this, we still have a long way to go but progress is possible, especially when we make a commitment of resources and political will. In fact I think we are at a pivotal point that requires all of us to work together, roll up our sleeves, figure out what we’re going to do, whether it’s here in Silicon Valley or [halfway around the world, to help shape the future we want, to close the digital divide, to unlock our full potential, crack every last glass ceiling.”

Bipartisanship:

“I’d like to bring people from right, left, red, blue, get them into a nice, warm purple space where everybody’s talking and where we’re actually trying to solve problems…That would be my objective if I decide to do this.”

ISIS:

“It’s a very hard challenge, because you can’t very well put American or Western troops into fight this organism, you have to use, not only air force, but also army soldiers from the region, and particularly from Iraq … A lot of the right moves are being made, but this is a really complicated and long-term problem.”

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