I Don't Think Labels Are As Important

I Am Delighted To Be Here In These New [council On Foreign Relations] Headquarters. I Have Been Often To, I Guess, The Mother Ship In New York City, But It's Good To Have An Outpost Of The Council Right Here Down The Street From The State Department. We Get A Lot Of Advice From The Council, So This Will Mean I Won't Have As Far To Go To Be Told What We Should Be Doing And How We Should Think About The Future.

Every Woman, Whoever She Is, Wherever She Lives, Should Be Able To Give Birth Without The Fear She's Going To Lose Her Baby Or That Her Baby Will Lose Her Mother.

If There Is One Message That Echoes Forth From This Conference, It Is That Human Rights Are Women's Rights — And Women's Rights Are Human Rights. Let Us Not Forget That Among Those Rights Are The Right To Speak Freely — And The Right To Be Heard.

I'm Not Concerned About What [donald Trump] Says About Me. That Doesn't Matter To Me. I'm Going To Stand Up For Immigrants. I'm Going To Stand Up For American Muslims Who Are Working Hard In This Country That They Love And Consider Their Own. I'm Going To Stand Up For Other Women. I'm Going To Stand Up For The Right To Choose.

I Would Not Use American Ground Forces In Syria. I Think That Would Be A Very Serious Mistake. I Don't Think American Troops Should Be Holding Territory, Which Is What They Would Have To Do As An Occupying Force. I Don't Think That Is A Smart Strategy.