Whatever we think of the past, we must not be prisoners to it.

What drags down our entire economy is when there's an ever-widening chasm between the ultra-rich and everybody else.

Globalization combined with technology, combined with social media and constant information, have disrupted people's lives sometimes in very concrete ways; a manufacturing plant closes and suddenly an entire town no longer has what was the primary source of employment.

One of the things I think I can bring to the presidency is to make government and public service cool again.

Here in Europe, I think that there are a lot of young people who forget the issues that were at stake during the Cold War.

It's hard to anticipate. I can tell you what I'm feeling right now is that I'm busier than I expected these last two weeks. A great deal of emotion around the people that I've worked with and the gratitude I feel for the sacrifices they've made on behalf of the American people, but also on behalf of me personally.

It's time to end the hypocrisy of those who accumulate wealth through the global economy, and then siphon funds to those who teach children to tear it down.